Feature Articles
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January 29, 2019After over a decade of steadfast advocacy by labor advocates, a bill extending Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) protections goes into effect February 1, 2019. Now, MassCOSH is working to ensure public sector workers know... read more
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January 29, 2019Every year, the United States produces around 250 million tons of municipal solid waste. Far too much of this waste ends up back in our environment, poisoning ecosystems and doing untold harm to human health. In 2014, Boston... read more
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January 29, 2019It’s not just Boston’s sports teams that are famous. Within its city borders, Boston is home to many leading nonprofit institutions that are changing the world. However, breakthroughs in medical care and educational excellence... read more
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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