Several dozen students from Boston Public Schools rallied on City Hall Plaza Tuesday to make their needs heard by Mayor Michelle Wu. In a letter addressed to the mayor, students wrote that, “For years, BPS students have had trouble learning in an unhealthy environment without enough resources, investment, and support.”…
WGBH
On March 26, 2022, Peter Monsini, 51, was operating a piece of heavy machinery for JDC Demolition Company, Inc. at the Government Center parking garage in Boston, when the floor underneath his machine buckled and he fell nine stories to his death. Following the incident, OSHA conducted an inspection and…
The Dorchester Reporter
The contractor involved in the tragic incident that killed a Billerica cop is being slammed by a leading job safety group for its past OSHA violations and for “continuing to ignore and blatantly disregard worker safety.” Sgt. Ian Taylor, 49, was killed while working at a road construction site in…
The Boston Herald
We spoke with MassCOSH about this year’s May Day March in commemoration of International Workers’ Day!
El Mundo Boston
We spoke with members of the community who are promoting a May Day action in recognition of International Workers’ Day
Radio Jornalera MA
“I think it’s worth it to take a pause and figure out how to have those conversations and really make sure that people do feel comfortable.” – Al Vega, MassCOSH Chief of Strategy & Engagement in conversation with NBC Boston
NBC Boston
More than a dozen migrant fishermen, industry workers, and labor advocates rallied Sunday outside a seafood industry convention, calling for better working conditions and Wi-Fi access on Taiwanese deep-water fishing vessels, which supply some of the world’s largest seafood companies.
The Boston Globe
BOSTON – Peter Monsini was known as Brockton Pete. On March 26, 2022, he was operating heavy demolition equipment at the Government Center Parking Garage when the floor beneath him collapsed, sending him plummeting eight stories to his death. Alicia Anacleto, Peter’s girlfriend, choking back tears told…
CBS News
Some $1 billion in wages are stolen each year in the commonwealth by employers and contractors, and workers recoup less than 2 percent of their stolen pay, according to data from the Wage Theft Coalition led by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.
WWLP
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, or MassCOSH, teaches workers to recognize the signs of heat-related illnesses, such as fatigue, fainting, vomiting, confusion, dizziness, and seizures. But some employers aren’t as dutiful in responding to troublesome conditions, said Francisca Sepulveda, immigrant worker center director at MassCOSH. “We live…
The Boston Globe
Francisca Sepulveda, an organizer with the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, tells WBUR’s Stevee Chapman that heat can adversely affect people at as low as 80 degrees. With the humidity today making it feel closer to 100, workers should be extra careful. Who’s vulnerable: Sepulveda says it’s not…
WBUR