Vigil held for workers killed on-site. From: Real Estate Weekly | Date: April 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Hagedorn Publication. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Immigrant advocates, clergy, union leaders, contractors, and families of victims held a vigil at St. Francis of Assisi Chapel on April 12 in honor of the unprecedented number of construction workers killed in New York City over the last year.

Organized by Father Brian Jordan, an immigration counselor and labor priest, the vigil brought together victims and their families, who are largely from the city's immigrant population.

"Twenty-nine people, mostly immigrant workers, died on construction sites in New York City last year," said Father Brian Jordan. "Those are 29 ...

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