As 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 was doing hit home. From a young age, the MassCOSH Peer Leader’s brother had suffered from a…
What 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 report to? How do language…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/27/2016 Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director (c) (617)-642-1878 Jeff Newton, MassCOSH Communications Coordinator (O) (617) 825-7233 x14 Labor, community, and legal groups call for swift investigation, enforcement and reforms in response to trench fatalities…
Labor, legal and community leaders released a statement today calling for a state and federal investigation into the drowning deaths of Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks, and prosecution of Atlantic Drain Services, to the full extent of the law, if the company is found to have violated federal safety requirements,…
The 2016-17 MassCOSH Legal and Medical Access Directory (click to view) is our annual effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against unjust and unsafe working conditions. The critical funds donated by the legal professionals in this document will be used in the coming…
On October 21, we lost Kelvin Mattocks and Robert Higgins to horrific circumstances. Click here to read MassCOSH’s official statement on the matter and related media coverage.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/22/2016 Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director, cell (617)-642-1878 Jeff Newton, Communications Coordinator, (617) 825-7233 x14 10/22/2016 BOSTON – The deaths of two construction workers who drowned in a flooded trench last night is made even more devastating knowing that their employer,…
FOR RELEASE Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Contact: Claire L. Barnett, (m) 202-543-7555 REDUCING RISKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN – IGNORED TOO LONG New National Report Documents Risks, Urges Federal-State Actions Back to School Toolkit Helps Reduce Environmental Risks …
The 2015-16 MassCOSH Legal and Medical Access Attorney Directory is our latest effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against unjust and unsafe working conditions and obtain medical care. The critical funds donated by the legal professionals in this document will be used to link low-wage…
For Don Dumont, April 28th has a powerful new meaning. Last summer, his 24-year-old son went off to work at a construction site in Taunton; he never made it back home. Working about 40 feet off the ground on part of a structure’s framing, Nick Dumont fell and died a…
One year after a groundbreaking executive branch worker safety law went into effect in Massachusetts, MassCOSH and its advocates are hailing the law’s role in averting injury and death for the 36,000 Massachusetts executive branch workers. A similar law, which would impact all other public employees, passed the Senate at…
Every day in Massachusetts, an army of immigrant women prepare to work in our factories, office buildings, and food processing facilities. Facing language barriers, poverty, and lack of resources, too many of these hard-working women find themselves prime targets for sexual harassment, assault, and even rape on the job.