For immigrant workers, there is a chill in the air; that is if they can find the courage to leave their homes. They are afraid that while they go about their lives, their work, they could be the next Ana Duarte (Ana's details have been modified to protect her identity).
Dear MassCOSH Supporters, I did not feel like I could start the work week as usual today, without at least recognizing even via email the horrible events that took place over the weekend in Charlottesville, VA. As usual, Vu Le, the author of the Blog Nonprofit AF…
Last month a worker was injured on the job. His employer failed to carry Workers Compensation insurance as required by law. In an attempt to escape liability and avoid paying damages, the employer invited the worker to a meeting where he feigned concern for his family and handed him an…
Thanks to years of hard work and talented staff, MassCOSH’s Worker Center is increasingly recognized as a regional leader in the fight to ensure that immigrant workers can enjoy safe, fair-paying jobs. This leadership was on full display when the Worker Center led a major demonstration this past May 1,…
For a variety of reasons, not every young person is able to obtain a college degree before entering the workforce. From the skyrocketing cost of a four-year degree, to family obligations that require young people to help generate income, every year, Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) encounters many young people…
For Susan Shepard, MassCOSH’s 40th Anniversary Gala seemed a bit surreal. Just about four decades ago, she and a handful of very progressive labor advocates were meeting in various union halls, discussing the occupational health and safety ideals that would soon give birth to a new organization: the Massachusetts Coalition…
This past April 28, Boston’s observance of International Workers’ Memorial Day attracted a record crowd, in no small part due to a horrible tragedy that occurred six months prior. This past October, Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks were working in a trench their employer, Atlantic Drain Services,…
*Click here to read our media coverage* This past October, Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks were working in a trench their employer, Atlantic Drain Services, knew lacked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required protections needed to prevent the earth from caving in around them. Atlantic Drain Services…
In 1976, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health was founded, growing out of Urban Planning Aid’s Industrial Health and Safety Project. The founding convention/conference was held on April 3, 1976, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Active committees accomplished on-going work for the organization: the MassCOSH Health-Technical Committee, the MassCOSH Legal…
On March 27, I joined the staff at MassCOSH as its new Executive Director. I could not be more excited to put my 20 plus years of experience in the social and environmental justice movements in Boston to work for an organization with such a long track record of…
For 40 years, MassCOSH has mobilized, organized, and secured progressive victories for all working people. Now, in a time of great uncertainty, MassCOSH invites you to celebrate what we have achieved together and to stand with us against attempts by the powers that be to divide us and disenfranchise the…
Holding signs that read ‘Mourn for Kelvin and Robert, fight for the living!’ and “Safety before Profit”, thirty people attended a demonstration organized by the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (MassCOSH) this morning outside the Suffolk Superior Court arraignment of Atlantic Drain Services and its owner Kevin Otto.