“Let’s Make History Again!” is the theme of a new organization recently launched to celebrate the centennial of United States workers compensation systems in 2011. Two long-serving Wisconsin governors, Jim Doyle and Tommy Thompson, will serve as the initial honorary commissioners of the new organization.
The Workers Compensation Centennial Commission (WCCC) is a non-partisan entity organized by a coalition of Wisconsin-based business, labor and government leaders. Wisconsin is the launch site of the WCCC because Wisconsin passed the first constitutional workers compensation law. Organizers plan to reach out to other states to join in the celebration. (WCxKitz)
“Let’s Make History Again!” is a public relations campaign urging U.S. postal authorities to announce a commemorative stamp honoring the centennial. WCCC recently launched a national website www.workerscomp100.org
In 1961 a similar public relations campaign resulted in a White House event with President John F. Kennedy and Wisconsin Gov. Gaylord Nelson to honor the 50th anniversary of workers compensation.
“When nine states enacted new workers compensation laws in 1911, it was a dramatic recognition of society’s responsibility to the workforce,” said Greg Krohm, executive director of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions. “Today, workers compensation stands as a pillar within the U.S. economic system that benefits all Americans.”
Additional honorary commissioners are expected to be name within the next few months to give the new organization a national profile, said Frances Huntley-Cooper, administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Workers Compensation, and a member of the organizing committee. (WCxKitz)
In addition, a large WCCC Advisory Board is being assembled, with diverse representation across business, labor, government and academia to plan a series of 2011 events.
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