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Proc 10188ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10188

Workers Memorial Day, 2021

President Biden proclaimed April 28, 2021 as Workers Memorial Day to honor workers killed or injured on the job. The proclamation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, praises labor unions' role in workplace safety, and urges Congress to pass the PRO Act of 2021.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 22833

Impact dates

  1. Workers Memorial Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 28, 2021 as Workers Memorial Day
  • Call upon Americans to observe with service, community, and education programs

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 28, 2021 as Workers Memorial Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation frames declining union membership as directly linked to wage stagnation, a contested causal claim
  • Strong pro-union advocacy in ceremonial text may draw political criticism but carries no binding policy effect
  • Reference to 'wealthy corporations and Wall Street' uses class-based economic rhetoric unusual in ceremonial proclamations
Proclamation 10188: Workers Memorial Day, 2021 · Executive Orders