This year on Sunday 23 April members of GMB Milton Keynes City Branch met to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) at the MK Rose, where there is a column marking the day. There were also delegations from other unions and representatives of MK Council and the Labour Party, with members of the public also joining the commemoration.
There was a short procession from MK Theatre to the MK Rose, led by a pipe band, followed by a minutes silence and laying of wreaths. The programme also included speeches from Gawain Little (General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions); Mick Legg (Deputy Mayor of Milton Keynes); and Emily Darlington (Deputy Leader of MKCC Labour Group).
IWMD gives everyone an opportunity to remember those who have been seriously injured and those who have died as a result of an accident at work, and also people who suffer from work-related illnesses.
We also encourage everyone to mark the official date for Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April with a minutes silence at 12:00.
If you would like more information on Workers’ Memorial Day or resources to help you organise an event in your workplace, please get in touch via the contact form on this website.
We hope to see you at next year’s event.
Wreaths laid at MK Rose.
Delegation of the GMB Milton Keynes City Branch committee.
Posted: 4th May 2023