Feature Articles

  • June 17, 2019
    Blood, Sweat, and Fears on the Job

    On May 20, MassCOSH’s Worker Center Director Milagros Barreto flew to Cincinnati to take part in a five-day training on infectious material hazards at the workplace. The 40-hour training was specially designed to train those... read more
  • June 17, 2019
    Sick Schools Need Infusion of Funds

    On May 16, MassCOSH took part in the Fund our Future campaign rally at the Boston Common to demand that our elected officials fully fund our schools, allowing them to finally tackle deteriorating building conditions and the... read more
  • June 17, 2019
    Tackling a Painful Problem

    On May 16, MassCOSH Executive Director Jodi Sugerman-Brozan traveled to Pittsburgh to help lead an incredibly powerful workshop on opioid addiction and worker training interventions for resilience, suicide, and addiction. The... read more
  • May 28, 2019
    Celebrating Together

    On May 9, MassCOSH had the pleasure to honor those who are leading the Massachusetts Labor Movement through an unprecedented time in its centuries-long history as part of its annual Celebrating the Movement fundraiser. Now in its... read more
  • May 28, 2019
    MassCOSH and Millions More Take to the Streets

    Across the globe, on May 1, millions of workers took to the streets as part of International Workers Day. MassCOSH and its members were no exception, joining hundreds of community members in solidarity as they marched for the... read more
  • May 28, 2019
    Safe T

    When you look up during your commute on an MBTA vehicle, instead of an advertisement seeking study participants who hate the way they look or to promote a local college, you may just see a prize-winning poster promoting young... read more
  • April 26, 2019
    NEW REPORT: Dangerous Jobs Killed 69 Workers in Massachusetts last year

    On October 6, 2018, Jose Luis Phinn Williams of Dorchester, was shot and killed on the job just days shy of his 68th birthday. He was working at Fabian Gas Station as an attendant, a job he held for 10 years. This was the second... read more
  • March 29, 2019
    The Progress We Made Together

    On June of 2017, Leezandra Aponte, a 37-year-old mother of three, lover of salsa music, flowers, and decorating, was killed on the first day of her temporary job at Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica. That day, a vehicle suddenly... read more
  • March 14, 2019
    Statewide Young Worker Safety Poster Contest Winners Announced

    With the latest state data showing that from 2011-2015, Massachusetts teens under the age of 18 required 1,379 emergency department (ED) visits for work-related injuries, teen safety advocates and state officials announced the... read more
  • January 29, 2019
    DOL Alleges Employer Retaliated Against Worker By Triggering ICE Arrest

    Jose Martin Paz Flores, an immigrant worker hired to do dangerous construction work was hurt on the job two years ago. He was arrested by ICE after filing a worker's compensation claim two years ago and was unlawfully retaliated... read more

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