Feature Articles
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January 21, 2018Until recently, Abril (her name has been changed to protect her identity) was living a normal life as one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who call Greater Boston home. Washing dishes at a popular restaurant, she managed... read more
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January 21, 2018For many women living in Massachusetts, leaving their job during pregnancy is not a financially viable option. However, many female workers worry that their employer will not provide reasonable accommodations, such as allowing more... read more
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December 22, 2017One of MassCOSH’s newest monthly donors knows just how important safe jobs are. For 34 years, Joel Weddig worked for the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development as an industrial hygienist, investigating deaths on the job... read more
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December 22, 2017My fellow workers' rights supporter,
Every day, more people are feeling empowered to come forward and publicly address sexual harassment on the job. But what do you do to protect yourself when you feel invisible and... read more -
December 21, 2017For workers lucky enough to secure workers’ compensation benefits after being hurt on the job, a new hazard is emerging from the shadows: addiction to the pain medication prescribed to them.
Signs of the opioid addiction in... read more
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December 21, 2017On October 23, a crowd organized by MassCOSH gathered in the ornamental center of the Massachusetts State House to hear powerful pleas from the families of the late Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks. Before elected officials,... read more
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September 05, 2017For low-wage workers, benefits after being hurt on the job seem to be anything but guaranteed. Last year, MassCOSH assisted a woman who had slipped and broken her wrist the first day working at a restaurant. Her employer had... read more
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September 05, 2017You could say Jessica Tavares is a pillar of MassCOSH. Working with Teens Lead at Work (TL@W), MassCOSH's teen worker program since 2011, no one, including TL@W’s current staff, has been involved with the program for as long. Now,... read more
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September 05, 2017School nurses are more than just the caring providers of cold compresses and a cot to rest on when students are not feeling great. These healthcare workers are also critical players in the fight to improve indoor environmental... read more
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August 30, 2017For immigrant workers, there is a chill in the air; that is if they can find the courage to leave their homes. They are afraid that while they go about their lives, their work, they could be the next Ana Duarte (Ana's details... read more