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Over 100 supporters, including MassCOSH, joined forces on 7/31 to march in solidarity and demand that all security firms in downtown Boston allow their workers to organize.

Avoidable Accident

LTE by Craig Slatin & Robert Burns, Boston Herald

Public-sector employers skirt OSHA protections

LTE by Craig Slatin & Robert Burns, Cape Cod Times

Men Hit by Car in Mashpee was a Work Zone Safety Hazard

By Whitney Soenksen, Open Media Boston

Former Seafood Palace Workers Hold South Boston Protest to Demand Back Wages

By Jason Pramas, Open Media Boston

Taxi fare increase to be debated at hearing

By Globe Staff, The Boston Globe

Is Enough Done To Stop Explosive Dust?

Sugar Plant Blast In February That Killed 13 Is The Latest Preventable Tragedy

By Scott Pelley, CBS-60 Minutes

Is Enough Done To Stop Explosive Dust? This 60 Minutes piece features families advocate and USMWF founder Tammy Miser. In addition to telling the story about combustible dust, it's an indictment of OSHA under the Bush Administration.

Hispanic Workers Dying at Higher Rates Than Others

Language, literacy barriers cited, particularly in construction jobs, CDC reports

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter, U.S. News and World Report

Blast victim's sister to appear on ‘60 Minutes'

By Rebecca S. Green, The Journal Gazette