Support of An Act Relative to Workplace Safety and Disclosure of OSHA Violations!
MassCOSH has been working to pass legislation that requires that companies seeking State contracts or trenching permits disclose their OSHA violations. H1966 / S1190 - An Act relative to workplace safety and disclosure of violations (Rep. DuBois / Sen.
Hot Topic: Workers, Climate Change, and Heat Stress
As the metro Boston region baked in temperatures just shy of 100 degrees during a rare five-day June heatwave, thousands of workers experienced conditions that can lead to heat illness and Boston Public School students took MCAS tests in unacceptably hot classrooms.
Demanding an End to Wage Theft
This month, the MassCOSH Immigrant Worker Center called on state representatives and community members to take a stand against wage theft and support An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement (H1959/S1179).
ALL Workers Need COVID Safety Protections Now!
On May 27, Governor Baker replaced Massachusetts' COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations with a blank version, circumventing any public process and leaving workers in Massachusetts with no protections from workplace exposure to COVID-19.
We Have a Job Opening!
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) has a more than 40-year record of advocating for safe, healthy workplaces.
Your Book Club Could Soon be Reading About the MassCOSH Immigrant Worker Center
Over the past few years, reporter Jane M. Von Bergen has shadowed MassCOSH to report on our fight for good, safe jobs for all.
Housekeeper Solidarity Wins Improvements
MassCOSH is very proud of a brave group of hotel housekeepers who have successfully brought their employer to the bargaining table to address workplace bullying, back wages, overtime, stolen tips, and retaliation damages.
MassCOSH Rallies Around May Day
On May 1, May Day, also known as International Workers Day, MassCOSH could be found throughout the Boston area as we joined with our allies to pay tribute to the power of workers and to highlight the demands working people have to achieve a more just and equitable place to labor and live.
Free Trainings!
MassCOSHs Teens Lead @ Work program is pleased to be able to provide free trainings to young people this summer.
New Report Documents Loss of Workers Lives on the Job in 2019 and 2020
Undertrained by his employer on how to stay safe on the job, Cifuentes was told to hold a guide rope that was connected to a damaged tree. When the tree snapped, he was thrown against a rock and killed.
New Report Documents Loss of Workers Lives on the Job in 2019 and 2020
Links for the first time working outside the home to a dramatic risk of death due to COVID-19 On December 10, 2019, Vidal Bravo Cifuentes, a 34-year-old day laborer, was killed during a tree removal operation at a house in Wakefield.
Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces
New Report Documents Loss of Workers Lives on the Job in 2019 and 2020 Links for the first time working outside the home to a dramatic risk of death due to COVID-19 On December 10, 2019, Vidal Bravo Cifuentes, a 34-year-old day laborer, was killed during a tr...
Reviewing Our Year-long Partnership with Brockton
Since the very beginning of the pandemic, MassCOSHs Programs and Policy Director Al Vega has been working closely with our allies and members like the Brockton Workers Alliance, the Mass.
New Training and Resources for Workers on Opioids
Health Resources in Action (HRA), in collaboration with MA. Department of Public Health is offering a virtual, two-hour interactive training based on MassCOSHs research on the role that workplace pain and injury can play in causing opioid use disorder and overdose.
Empowering Immigrant Women and Continuing to Aid Those in Need
This past March was Women's History Month and MassCOSHs Worker Center honored it in part by holding a training for immigrant women on sexual harassment at work and how to recognize sex and gender discrimination.
