Neumann and Bittle: More workplace deaths occur than are ever reported. We need tougher action

Saturday, April 28 marks the annual Day of Mourning. Across the country and around the world, union members, politicians, workers and their families and loved ones will gather to pay homage to those killed or made sick at work.
While an important, yet somber occasion to “mourn for the dead and fight for the living,” the Day of Mourning is also a frustrating event. Beyond the efforts of the dedicated individuals struggling for safer workplaces, nothing much changes. After all the expr