Last month, MassCOSH Director of Policy and Programs, Al Vega, joined with the Massachusetts Labor Guild and the Brockton Workers Alliance for two Saturday’s worth of trainings for low-wage workers. The Labor Guild is one of many MassCOSH faith-based partners and can trace its roots back to the Great Depression,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7/15/2022 Contact: Jeff Newton, MassCOSH Communications Director Jeff.newton@masscosh.org (857) 301-7730 Action by OSHA to Confront Trench Fatalities Is “Vital for Bay State workers,” says Mass. Workers’ Safety Organization Boston Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of…
May was a month of celebration and recognition for MassCOSH! On May 5, for the first time since 2019, MassCOSH held our Celebrating the Movement fundraiser in person at Freeport Hall at IBEW Local 103. Not only did the party raise a record amount of funds to go towards the…
In 2019, 43 workers died from heat illness nationwide and at least 2,410 additional workers suffered serious heat-related injuries and illnesses. As climate change leads to increasingly hot weather, occupational safety experts see an immediate need to protect workers at risk. On May 25, MassCOSH took part in a countrywide…
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO collaborated to produce the 2022 Dying for Work: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces report (Click here to download from MediaFire https://www.mediafire.com/file/iobcafmq1efnhth/DFW_Apr22.pdf/file). The Massachusetts AFL-CIO is the umbrella organization for more than 750 local…
MassCOSH and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO collaborated to produce the 2022 Dying for Work: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces report (Click here to download from MediaFire https://www.mediafire.com/file/iobcafmq1efnhth/DFW_Apr22.pdf/file). The Massachusetts AFL-CIO is the umbrella organization for more than 750 local unions, joint boards and district councils in the state,…
While keeping a close eye on COVID-19 rates, MassCOSH is resuming important events in-person. Check out the below for more details: First, MassCOSH plans to resume its powerful observation of International Workers’ Memorial Day at the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, April 28 at noon. We…
On April 6, MassCOSH joined with our allies, including Massachusetts Not 4 Sale Coalition and Gig Workers Rising (GWR) for a rally and the release of an illuminating report titled Death and Corporate Irresponsibility in the Gig Economy. The 26-page, heavily footnoted report explores the hazards gig workers face on…
On April 9, as part of its monthly meetings held on Saturdays, MassCOSH’s Worker Center held a training on the dangers of excessive heat for low-wage workers who work in hot environments. For the 19 workers in attendance, the training went over OSHA definitions of heat stress, prevention methods…
The young workers who serve as MassCOSH’s Teens Lead @ Work program Peer Leaders want to see a few changes in Boston Public Schools now that they are back to being in school buildings full time. Our current peer leaders have set their sights on breakfast/lunch and classroom temperatures/ventilation and…
Over the next six months, National COSH and local COSH affiliates are sharing stories of workers across the country of all ages, races, and genders of why they’re #WorkedUp. Where there was once a sense of appreciation for the role frontline workers played in keeping this country running during the…
On March 12, MassCOSH Labor-Community Training Coordinator Jazmin Morinigo joined with partners at the Boston Educational Justice Alliance and the Boston Public Schools Families for COVID Safety (FamCoSa) to provide a workshop at the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) annual Family2Family Conference. The conference’s theme was United in Healing and Hope…