Michael Edwards, a postal worker, died in an auto accident  on March 8th of this yearas he drove to work in Mason City, Iowa. On Saturday (April 22, 2006), Edwards was among workers recognized at the annual Workers Memorial Day service in Mason City.

According to AFL-CIO, “The unions of the AFL-CIO remember these workers on April 28, Workers Memorial Day. The first Workers Memorial Day was observed in 1989. April 28 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the day of a similar remembrance in Canada. Every year, people in hundreds of communities and at worksites recognize workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Trade unionists around the world now mark April 28 as an International Day of Mourning.”
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