Feature Articles
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April 15, 2022
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... read more
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March 16, 2022
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... read more
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March 16, 2022
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... read more
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March 16, 2022
With COVID-19 rates on the decline, MassCOSH is happy to announce two upcoming in-person events (subject to change should COVID-19 rates require we change plans to keep everyone safe).
First, MassCOSH will resume its... read more
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March 16, 2022
Just over two decades since its founding, this past February, our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leaders met with a very important person who played a powerful role in the direction of our young worker program, Taciana Ribeiro Saab... read more
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February 12, 2022
On January 25, MassCOSH held an important town hall to help workers best understand the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Massachusetts sick leave law, and what they can do to keep themselves safe on the job as COVID-19... read more
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February 11, 2022
January marked the end of the longest nurses strike in our state’s long history. After 301 days of picketing for safer patient care, St. Vincent Hospital nurses voted to ratify a new contract and clears the path for the hospital to... read more
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February 11, 2022
Although TL@W is currently running virtual programming, in December, before the Omicron spike, our peer leaders held their first, in-person training since 2020.
The training was for the young workers who make up the... read more
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February 11, 2022
In January, the Boston Public Health Commission provided MassCOSH 180 at-home rapid tests to distribute to frontline workers to keep themselves and their families safe. On January 20, MassCOSH’s Worker Center staff and members... read more
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January 12, 2022The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is deeply saddened to learn that Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, of Lanesborough, died of injuries sustained on the job working for Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in... read more