VDOT holds vigil for workers killed by drivers at Workers Memorial on I-64
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WRIC— The vigil took place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 at the department's Workers Memorial, located on Afton Mountain on Interstate 64 in Albemarle County. The event was part of Work Zone Awareness Week, which has taken place every year since 1997.
WV MetroNews—West Virginia AFL-CIO holds memorial ceremony for workers lost on the job. 20 West Virginians died in 2023 from a work hazard.
TheHill—José Andrés memorializes WCK workers killed in Gaza at National Cathedral service. Celebrity chef and founder of nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK) José Andrés memorialized his seven employees killed during an aid mission in Gaza at a service at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. “They risked everything to feed people they didn’t know and would never meet,” he said, saying his employees were the best of
The Guardian—‘Selfless and strong’: memorial honours World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza. José Andrés, founder of organisation, told mourners gathered at Washington National Cathedral how the loss of his staff ‘should inspire us to do better’The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity” and risked everything “to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organisation, told mourners on Thursday.Speaking at Washington National Cathedral to those gathered to honour the...