Feature Articles

  • July 23, 2022
    Progress on Public Sector OSHA

    One of MassCOSH’s historic victories is about to hit an exciting benchmark. In 2019, after over a decade of advocacy, MassCOSH and our allies secured the expanded OSHA protections to approximately 430,000 Massachusetts State and... read more
  • July 22, 2022
    Meet Josi

    MassCOSH is pleased to welcome our new intern, Josi Gomes Timas. Josi comes to us from the esteemed Labor Studies program at UMass Boston and works with MassCOSH Tuesdays and Thursdays, assisting our Teens Lead @ Work program and... read more
  • July 21, 2022
    TL@W Is Back for Its 21st(!) Summer Programing Session

    It’s crazy to believe that MassCOSH’s first ever TL@W participants could now have children old enough to join the program themselves, a true testament to the longevity of a program that has reached thousands of young people with... read more
  • July 21, 2022
    Trainings Heat Up in Brockton

    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... read more
  • June 16, 2022
    A MassCOSH May to Remember

    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... read more
  • June 16, 2022
    Organizing for Heat Safety in the Workplace

    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... read more
  • April 27, 2022
    New report on workplace fatalities in Massachusetts show increase in deaths as economic recovery continues

    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... read more
  • April 17, 2022
    Mark Your Calendars

    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... read more
  • April 16, 2022
    The Spotlight on Gig Worker Safety Heats Up

    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... read more
  • April 15, 2022
    Stressing the Need for Heat Safety

    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,... read more

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