Feature Articles
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January 29, 2019Without knowing their rights, many workers hurt on the job remain unaware of the protections and benefits that have been secured for them by advocates over the decades. This troubling issue is compounded by the fact that many... read more
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January 29, 2019Thanks to donor support, MassCOSH’s Teen’s Lead at Work (TL@W) program, the amount of young people it reaches continues to grow every year. In this past year alone, TL@W directly hired 34 teens to work for MassCOSH, spending... read more
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January 18, 2019Worker advocates are outraged over the death of 63-year-old William Couto of Acushnet, who died of injuries he sustained on January 2 while working at Sea Watch International, a New Bedford seafood processing plant. Couto’s... read more
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January 02, 2019On New Year’s Day, in their final acts before gaveling out the 2017-2018 legislative session, the Massachusetts House and Senate enacted H.5024 An Act to Protect, Children, Families and Firefighters, legislation that will ban 11... read more
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December 14, 2018Recently you received a powerful letter exploring the role opiates are playing in the needless loss of workers' lives. In this letter, we introduced you to MassCOSH Board Member Shawn Nehiley. Hurt on the job, his prescribed... read more
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September 26, 2018Today, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal for public comment to roll back child labor protections in nursing homes. This proposed rule repeals the current DOL policy that 16 and 17 year-olds can operate... read more
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September 26, 2018MassCOSH releases statements regarding workplace deaths as we are made aware of them. Sadly, this past Sunday, another worker lost their life on the job. By working hard to ensure that the media and the general public are made... read more
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August 08, 2018Today, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) released a groundbreaking report confirming what labor advocates have been saying for years: dangerous jobs are playing a direct role in opiate addiction and overdoses in... read more
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July 11, 2018As you may know, Tolle Graham, MassCOSH’s longest serving staff person in our 42-year history has retired just a few short weeks ago. I am writing to you today to invite you to Tolle’s official retirement party, conveniently being... read more
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June 14, 2018MassCOSH is proud to announce Youth Coordinator Jenny Fernandez’s leadership role in helping to launch the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) new Sexual Harassment Action Network (SHAN). On June 11... read more