Behind every workplace injury or death is more than a number, it’s someone who went to work and didn’t come home the same, or at all.
This week in Phoenix, workers and advocates came together to remember them and to call for statewide protections, especially as extreme heat continues to put more people at risk.
“Every day, more than 340 workers die, and thousands more are injured or made sick from preventable hazards,” said Briona Parkinson, chair of the Maricopa Area Labor Federation, which unites smaller unions throughout the county…