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April 24, 2026
For Immediate Release: April 24, 2026
Maine Dept. of Labor & Maine Labor Group on Health to Commemorate Workers Memorial Day Tuesday
In 2025, 19 people died in Maine due to workplace injuries or illnesses that resulted from their work. Two more Mainers died while working out of state. A public remembrance will be held April 28, at 12:15 p.m. on the North Lawn of the State House in Augusta.
MAINE - April 28 is nationally recognized as Workers Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died on, or as a result of, their job.
The Maine Department of Labor and Maine Labor Group on Health will hold a remembrance for the Maine workers who died in 2025 on Tuesday, April 28, at 12:15 p.m. on the North Lawn of the State House in Augusta.
The press and public are welcome.
The event will include remarks from:
Patrick Wynne - President of the Central Maine Labor Council
Mark Brunton - President of MSEA-SEIU
Laura Fortman - Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor
Kate Burkhart - Director of the Maine Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Standards
Peter Crockett - Maine Labor Group on Health