An Act to further define Standards of Employee Safety (HD 2433; SD 235) Lead sponsors: Rep. James ODay and Senator Marc Pacheco Background: Public employees repair our roads, remove our trash and recyclables, care for our disabled and provide needed services for residents of the Commonwealth.
Click here to read more about an Act to Prevent Wage Theft and Promote Employer Accountability
An Act providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Workers Compensation Act. Docket numbers: HD 1922; SD 1551) Lead sponsor: Rep. Sean Garballey, Sen.
In Baker names Democrat as secretary of labor (Metro, Dec. 13), the Globe highlights the pressing need for a well-run workforce development program within the Baker administration and the strong experience that Ronald L. Walker II brings as incoming secretary of labor and workforce development.
At a public hearing before the state’s Department of Labor Standards, safety experts and labor representatives urged the administration to move forward with proposed regulations on state employee safety, ensure that the labor agency has sufficient resources to enforce the law, and strengthen whistleblower provisions...
For Cecilio Rodriguez, a veteran MBTA janitor, a proposed 30% staffing cut meant 30% more trash to pick up, 30% more vomit to clean, and a 30% increase in having to deal with dirty, used needles. It also meant having to say goodbye to 30% of her co-workers.
Night after night, the man would come to the store where Rebecca worked, asking the teenager to go out with him and making other inappropriate comments. When she asked for help from her boss, he told her to make sure she was nice to the customer.
In 2004, the fatal electrocution of 39-year-old Roger LeBlanc, a Massport electrician, spurred labor unions and MassCOSH to unite behind health and safety legislation seeking to ensure that no other public employee would suffer a similar fate.
Press Statement 10/16/2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director cell (617)-642-1878 Patricia Strizak, MassCOSH Health and Safety Trainer cell (516) 509-3602 10/16/2014 BOSTON – With the recent Ebola infection of two nurses in Texas, it is alarming that t...
BOSTON A new WBUR poll finds strong support for a ballot question that would allow every employee in Massachusetts part- and full-time to accrue and use sick time.
Click here to view our 2014-2015 Legal Access Attorney Directory The 2014 MassCOSH Legal Access Attorney Directory is our latest effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against unjust and unsafe working conditions.
Now that school is nearly over, 23 million youth across the US will be heading to work for the summer, said Justin Caballero, a 17-year-old MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leader. Jobs are important but young people face dangers.
For over 10 years, Marta Medina has helped ensure that the millions of riders who use the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) have clean bathrooms, stairs and elevators. Her work also includes keeping subway maps and signs graffiti free and trash cans empty and sanitary.
For the family of Victor Gerena, January 14, 2014 was the start of a long, painful process from which they will never fully heal. That morning, Gerena was working the night shift for Sea Watch International Seafood in New Bedford when he became entangled in a rotary turbine engine.
Thanks to the time, effort, and generosity of MassCOSH supporters, June marked the passage of major legislation with tangible impacts on all working people in Massachusetts.
