Francisca Sepulveda, director of the MassCOSH Worker Center, said recognizing the lingering and ongoing costs from the pandemic is crucial. Its one of the reasons why she said the coalition has signed on to support the proposed remembrance day.
As of October 15, 2022, Al Vega, long time member of the MassCOSH team, will become its first-ever Chief of Strategy and Engagement.
On August 17, the U.S.
Last month, MassCOSH Director of Policy and Programs, Al Vega, joined with the Massachusetts Labor Guild and the Brockton Workers Alliance for two Saturdays worth of trainings for low-wage workers.
Workers Safety OrganizationBoston Yesterdays announcement by the U.S.
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 an immediate need to protect workers at risk.
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.
MassCOSH is a non-profit organization whose members include workers, unions and health and legal professionals.
MassCOSH is a non-profit organization whose members include workers, unions and health and legal professionals.
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 Economy.
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, the training went over OSHA definitions of heat stress, prevention methods to stay safe when it'...
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.
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 the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) annual Family2Family Conference.
On March 1st, it was announced that the program would end March 15, with funds allocated for reimbursement set to be exhausted before the initial deadline at the end of April.
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 cases surged.
