Feature Articles
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June 09, 2016Every day in Massachusetts, an army of immigrant women prepare to work in our factories, office buildings, and food processing facilities. Facing language barriers, poverty, and lack of resources, too many of these hard-working... read more
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June 09, 2016MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leader Obinna Igbokwe, 17, is smart enough to realize that good air quality in school is essential to his well-being; after all, you don’t get accepted into... read more
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April 21, 2016Click here to view Ten Years of Dying at Work in Massachusetts. Click here to view ... read more
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March 23, 2016
Big News! One year after a groundbreaking executive branch worker safety law that everyone pushed so hard for went into effect in Massachusetts, we are proud to say the law is playing a major role in averting injury and death... read more
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February 12, 2016“I can’t afford to go to college.” “I need to work to support my family.” “My grades aren’t good enough.”
Those are all too common responses when MassCOSH’s Teens Lead @ Work peer leaders ask their fellow teens... read more
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February 12, 2016In 2012, Super Storm Sandy just narrowly missed Massachusetts, instead causing tragic deaths and damage in the billions of dollars in the metro New York region. In 2015, it was the Bay State’s turn, as it was walloped with a... read more
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February 12, 2016For Bill Rawlinson, learning from MassCOSH about environmental hazards that trigger asthma in students and staff is more than just a part of his job, it’s also a personal matter.
“Learning about different asthma triggers was... read more
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November 30, 2015Click here now to help make a difference in the 21st century labor movement!
When 18-year-old MassCOSH Peer Leader Kenton Bennett got a second job this November... read more
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October 22, 2015Sylbert Stewart was working on metal plating when he fell into a vat of chemicals at the Belmont factory where he had worked for 14 years. The 56-year-old Lowell resident suffered second and third degree burns from his thighs to... read more