Feature Articles
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April 13, 2017In 1976, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health was founded, growing out of Urban Planning Aid’s Industrial Health and Safety Project. The founding convention/conference was held on April 3, 1976, in... read more
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March 30, 2017On March 27, I joined the staff at MassCOSH as its new Executive Director. I could not be more excited to put my 20 plus years of experience in the social and environmental justice movements in Boston to work for an organization... read more
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February 28, 2017For 40 years, MassCOSH has mobilized, organized, and secured progressive victories for all working people. Now, in a time of great uncertainty, MassCOSH invites you to celebrate what we have achieved together and to stand with us... read more
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February 28, 2017Holding signs that read ‘Mourn for Kelvin and Robert, fight for the living!’ and “Safety before Profit”, thirty people attended a demonstration organized by the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (MassCOSH... read more
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December 21, 2016December 20, families who have lost a loved one due to a workplace death were joined by MassCOSH and community and labor allies at a State House vigil to remember those who won't be home this holiday season. Our hope is that every... read more
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November 30, 2016Over two dozen overnight cleaners at Stop & Shop supermarkets decided they no longer wanted to be sick with fear that the propane tanks they were required to transport to their homes might combust at any moment, and were tired... read more
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November 30, 2016This past January, David White and his family received the news you never want to hear. His son, Ricardo R. Oliveira, a 22-year-old construction worker, had fallen 25 feet while working at a job site. A few days later, Ricardo... read more
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November 30, 2016This past June, airport cleaning workers and wheelchair attendants stood before the MassPort Board of Directors sharing stories of becoming sick and injured from exposure to toxic chemicals and other job hazards, and urging the... read more
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November 30, 2016As 14-year-old Daki Grant walked through Boston’s Community Academy of Science and Health school this past summer, documenting hazards that trigger asthma and other respiratory health problems, he suddenly realized that the work he... read more
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November 30, 2016What do you do when you are one of the very few women on the job and your male coworkers won’t stop commenting on your body? What if you work nights cleaning offices, and your boss keeps making unwanted contact with you, who do you... read more