| Waite, Governor Davis H., Monument |
Red Butte Cemetery |
Aspen |
CO |
During the Cripple Creek strike of 1893-94, Gov. Waite took the unprecedented action of calling out state militia to protect striking workers. The Governor also helped to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the strike. |
| Washington National Cathedral's Labor Windows |
Massachusetts & Wisconsin Ave. NW |
Washington |
DC |
The three stained glass windows honor the contributions of America's labor unions by featuring individual union seals. Each window is dedicated to the work of the labor leaders Samuel Gompers, Philip Murray, and William Green. |
| West Virginia Workers' Memorial |
West Virginia AFL-CIO; 501 Leon Sullivan Way |
Charleston |
WV |
Monument erected in the honor of workers everywhere who have lost their lives to the workplace. |
| White, John P., Gravesite |
Glendale Cemetery |
Des Moines |
IA |
John P. White was the 7th international president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1911-1917. Renowned for his achievement of winning the 8-hour day in the anthracite region, he was a key figure in lifting wages and working standards. |
| Wilberg Coal Mine Disaster Memorial |
off UT State Hwy. 29 |
Orangeville |
UT |
Honors the victims (both men and women) of the Wilberg Coal Mine Disaster of Dec.19, 1984 - called the worst coal mine fire disaster in Utah history. 26 men and one woman were killed. |
| Worker Statue |
Market St. |
Lowell |
MA |
Modeled after Hugh Commiskey, who, with 30 other men, walked from Charlestown to Lowell in the mid 1850's to begin the work of building and repairing the city's canals. |
| Workers Memorial Tower |
Heritage Park |
Reading |
PA |
The memorial tower was a part of the bridge that carried workers across tracks and yards of the Reading Railroad. It was known as the "Swinging Bridge." |
| Workers Walkway |
Miller Park Stadium; 1 Brewers Way |
Milwaukee |
WI |
On July 14, 1999, Iron Workers Local 8 members, Jeffrey Wischer, William DeGrave and Jerome Starr were killed in a crane accident while working on Miller Park Stadium. Approximately 6,000 people spent more than 200 million hours building Miller Park. |
