We're Hiring: Worker Center Organizer
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to ensure that all workers are treated with respect and dignity, earn a fair wage and return home to their families alive and well.
Pizza Chain Owner Facing Charges Of Forced Labor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE3/17/2023Contact:Jame Jones, MassCOSH Communications CoordinatorJame.jones@masscosh.org(857) 301-7730Pizza Chain Owner Facing Charges Of Forced LaborBOSTON The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is reeling from the news about Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, owne...
Advocates press for COVID day of remembrance as pandemic continues
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.
Al Vega named MassCOSH Chief of Strategy; hiring Chief of Operations
As of October 15, 2022, Al Vega, long time member of the MassCOSH team, will become its first-ever Chief of Strategy and Engagement.
Massachusetts State and Local Government Workers Achieve Workplace Safety Breakthrough
On August 17, the U.S.
Progress on Public Sector OSHA
One of MassCOSHs historic victories is about to hit an exciting benchmark.
Meet Josi
MassCOSH is pleased to welcome our new intern, Josi Gomes Timas.
Trainings Heat Up in Brockton
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.
TL@W Is Back for Its 21st(!) Summer Programing Session
Its crazy to believe that MassCOSHs first ever TL@W participants could now have children old enough to join the program themselves, a true testament to the longevity of a program that has reached thousands of young people with the message their health and safety on the job matters.
OSHA trench enforcement ‘vital for Bay State workers,’ MassCOSH says
Workers Safety OrganizationBoston Yesterdays announcement by the U.S.
Organizing for Heat Safety in the Workplace
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.
A MassCOSH May to Remember
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.
Report: MA workplace fatalities rose as economic recovery continued
MassCOSH is a non-profit organization whose members include workers, unions and health and legal professionals.
2022 Dying for Work: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces
MassCOSH is a non-profit organization whose members include workers, unions and health and legal professionals.
Mark Your Calendars
While keeping a close eye on COVID-19 rates, MassCOSH is resuming important events in-person.
