Workers Memorial Commons, a tribute to all workers. The central monument features a bronze sculpture supporting a section of I-beam recovered from the aftermath of 911. The Memorial was designed by University of Alabama students with an emphasis on our responsibility to ensure security and safety in the workplace.

We live in a global economy with multi-national communities nationwide and Tuscaloosa Alabama is a prime example with numerous International Corporations throughout the area and sister cities in Narashino, Japan and Schorndorf, Germany. This memorial was designed to honor all workers, not just workers in Alabama.

For  information about the World Trade Center, Tower One I-beam, the design and status of the memorial or how to help ............read more...

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The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday — a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.