On October 6, 2018, Jose Luis Phinn Williams of Dorchester, was shot and killed on the job just days shy of his 68th birthday. He was working at Fabian Gas Station as an attendant, a job he held for 10 years. This was the second time he was attacked at the gas station.
Massachusetts contractors faced $2.7M in wage theft penalties in 2018 AUTHOR Kim Slowey @kimslowey PUBLISHED Feb.
In 1970, Congress passed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) creating comprehensive worker protection standards; all private sector employees were covered.
Without knowing their rights, many workers hurt on the job remain unaware of the protections and benefits that have been secured for them by advocates over the decades.
After over a decade of steadfast advocacy by labor advocates, a bill extending Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) protections goes into effect February 1, 2019.
Its not just Bostons sports teams that are famous. Within its city borders, Boston is home to many leading nonprofit institutions that are changing the world. However, breakthroughs in medical care and educational excellence comes with a very real cost.
Worker advocates are outraged over the death of 63-year-old William Couto of Acushnet, who died of injuries he sustained on January 2 while working at Sea Watch International, a New Bedford seafood processing plant.
Today, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal for public comment to roll back child labor protections in nursing homes.
MassCOSH releases statements regarding workplace deaths as we are made aware of them. Sadly, this past Sunday, another worker lost their life on the job.
Today, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) released a groundbreaking report confirming what labor advocates have been saying for years: dangerous jobs are playing a direct role in opiate addiction and overdoses in the state.
The 21-page study titled Opioid-related Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts by Industry and Occupation, 2011-2015 found that there were a total of 5,580 opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts from 2011 through 2015.
According to Essex District Attorneys Office, Bova fell almost 50 feet while preparing to remove a branch. 38-year-old Athol native, Lewis P. Umbenhower III was killed on June 11 when he fell 30 feet out of a tree he was cutting.
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, over 50% of women report having experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.
When Worker Center Director Milagros Barreto addressed the media at a press conference across from the State House on May 14, it was proof just how multifaceted the fight for good, safe jobs really is.
MassCOSH is proud to announce Youth Coordinator Jenny Fernandezs leadership role in helping to launch the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) new Sexual Harassment Action Network (SHAN).
