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GLOBE: Protecting workers will be a key role for new state labor secretary

In “Baker names Democrat as secretary of labor” (Metro, Dec. 13), the Globe highlights the pressing need for a well-run workforce development program within the Baker administration and the strong experience that Ronald L. Walker II brings as incoming secretary of labor and workforce development. What’s missing from the article…

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At Hearing, Advocates Urge State to Avert Worker Death

At a public hearing before the state’s Department of Labor Standards, safety experts and labor representatives urged the administration to move forward with proposed regulations on state employee safety, ensure that the labor agency has sufficient resources to enforce the law, and strengthen whistleblower provisions of the new regulations. The…

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Unsung No More

On December 3, MassCOSH celebrated its 38th anniversary to a packed house of workers, labor activists, public officials and health, safety and legal professionals.  The organization presented awards to unsung heroes who played a distinguished role in protecting the safety and health of the state’s workers.

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Newest Workers Keep National Watch

Night after night, the man would come to the store where “Rebecca” worked, asking the teenager to go out with him and making other inappropriate comments. When she asked for help from her boss, he told her to make sure she was nice to the customer. Rebecca shared her deeply…

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A Job Never Done

This past winter, when Flor Correa stood in the snow-covered, wind-whipped parking lot of Fulfillment America, protesting along with dozens of coworkers and MassCOSH labor and community supporters, she had no idea that her calls for justice would lead to a groundbreaking settlement and provide compelling evidence of the need for…

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Writing Wrongs

Adaeze Nduaguba of Dorchester still remembers the devastation and anger that she and 40 other teen writers of the e-magazine Enterteenment experienced when their employer cheated them out of thousands of dollars in compensation. Years later, studying at Dartmouth College, she finds it almost ironic that a group of youth…

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Equal Protection for Equal Work

In 2004, the fatal electrocution of 39-year-old Roger LeBlanc, a Massport electrician, spurred labor unions and MassCOSH to unite behind health and safety legislation seeking to ensure that no other public employee would suffer a similar fate. This past June, ten years later, the Commonwealth made groundbreaking strides towards this…

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Safe T Workers

For Cecilio Rodriguez, a veteran MBTA janitor, a proposed 30% staffing cut meant 30% more trash to pick up, 30% more vomit to clean, and a 30% increase in having to deal with dirty, used needles. It also meant having to say goodbye to 30% of her co-workers.  …

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Press Statement: Workers need training to stay safe from infectious diseases

Press Statement 10/16/2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director cell (617)-642-1878 Patricia Strizak, MassCOSH Health and Safety Trainer cell (516) 509-3602   10/16/2014   BOSTON – With the recent Ebola infection of two nurses in Texas, it is alarming that…

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MassCOSH’s Legal Access Attorney Directory

Click here to view our 2014-2015 Legal Access Attorney Directory The 2014 MassCOSH Legal 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. The critical funds donated by the legal professionals in…

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A Legislative Grand Slam for MassCOSH Supporters

Thanks to the time, effort, and generosity of MassCOSH supporters, June marked the passage of major legislation with tangible impacts on all working people in Massachusetts. Just a few short years after helping MassCOSH and allies pass a ban on a deadly floor finishing product and a “Right to Know”…

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