Workers who lost their jobs after reporting safety violations were joined by community groups and labor leaders to deliver an "unfair labor practice" complaint to the owners of a well-known Chinese restaurant in Raynham August 25 at 12:00 PM. 30 individuals held rain-proof signs and spoke to customers inside and outside the business regarding working conditions.
The Enterprise - August 22, 2010
Abused employees publicly demand better working conditions
Chinese Progressive Association San Francisco - June 10, 2010
CPA remembers workers who died on Apple's watch
www.massaflcio.org - August 10, 2010
Bill allows three individuals, workers or contractors to sue a cheating contractor to ensure that they are paying the same premiums that all other employers must legally pay.
U.S. Department of Labor - August 12, 2010
Penalty stems from 2005 explosion at Texas City, Texas, refinery
On a hot Saturday in July, instead of heading for the beach, twenty Latina and Brazilian women came together in MassCOSH’s new office, determined to confront an occupational hazard that is causing widespread harm in their community: sexual harassment and assault. Full Story>
The close of the state legislative session and Congress’s recess left workers with one victory, two set-backs, and steadfast determination to press on for passage of critical health and safety bills.
Boston, MA – July 6, 2010 – On Friday, July 2, Governor Patrick signed into law a landmark bill banning the commercial use and sale of a highly flammable wood floor finishing product linked to tragic home fires that left three floor finishers dead and dozens of families without homes across the Commonwealth.
“I became a day laborer worker because I couldn’t find another job,” Luciano Gomez told the standing-room only audience of 125 on May 21 moments before the premiere of the play “They Don’t Tell You Anything.” Gomez, a MassCOSH Worker Center member, opened the event by sharing his own experience as a house painter.
New regulations that restrict the use of flammable wood floor finishing products will take effect on June 1, a measure that advocates say will prevent house fires. The regulations, issued by the Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations, come as a new study reveals that the chemicals targeted in the regulations have caused far more fires than previously thought. READ FACT SHEET READ REPORT
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