H.R. No. 1957

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Many individuals concerned for the safety of Texas
	workers are gathering at the State Capitol on April 28, 2015, in
	observance of Workers' Memorial Day; and
	WHEREAS, Workers' Memorial Day is an internationally
	recognized day of remembrance for men and women who have been
	injured or killed while performing their jobs, and this occasion is
	a solemn reminder of the crucial need to make workplaces safer; and
	WHEREAS, While the construction industry constitutes a key
	pillar of the Texas economy, employing nearly one million workers
	and accounting for more than five percent of the state's economic
	output, the construction trade is the deadliest in the state;
	according to a 2013 study, construction workers in Texas are 4.5
	times more likely to be killed on the job than the average Texas
	worker, and although construction workers account for only 6
	percent of the state's workforce, they make up 26 percent of total
	workplace fatalities; across the country, more workers die on the
	job in the construction industry than in any other sector, and more
	construction workers die in Texas than in any other state; and
	WHEREAS, Community organizations throughout the nation are
	working to create safer work environments; in the Lone Star State,
	the Workers Defense Project, based in Austin and Dallas, helps
	empower low-income employees by providing them with the resources
	they need to improve their working and living conditions; through
	its advocacy, grassroots organizing, and direct services, the WDP
	has educated workers and contractors about their respective rights
	and spurred regulatory agencies to increase their safety
	inspections; and
	WHEREAS, Workers in every field can safely perform their jobs
	if they receive the necessary training and equipment and if the
	highest standards of safety are upheld, and it is imperative that
	employers, employees, and organizations across the Lone Star State
	and the country work together to ensure that worker safety receives
	the attention and support that it deserves; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize April 28, 2015, as Workers' Memorial
	Day at the State Capitol and pay tribute to the men and women who
	have given their lives to build our great state; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Workers Defense Project as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Walle
	Straus González Paddie
	Allen Guerra Parker
	Alonzo Guillen Paul
	Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
	Anchia Harless Phelan
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
	Ashby Howard Price
	Aycock Huberty Raney
	Bell Hughes Raymond
	Bernal Hunter Reynolds
	Blanco Isaac Riddle
	Bohac Israel Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
	Burns Keough Rose
	Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
	Button King of Parker Schaefer
	Canales King of Taylor Schofield
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
	Clardy Klick Shaheen
	Coleman Koop Sheets
	Collier Krause Sheffield
	Cook Kuempel Simmons
	Craddick Landgraf Simpson
	Crownover Larson Smith
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
	Dale Leach Spitzer
	Darby Longoria Springer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
	Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
	Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farias Miles VanDeaver
	Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Fletcher Moody Walle
	Flynn Morrison White of Bell
	Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Frullo Murphy Workman
	Galindo Murr Wray
	Geren Naishtat Wu
	Giddings Nevárez Zedler
	Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
	Gonzales Otto
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1957 was adopted by the House on April
	28, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House