Feature Articles
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December 21, 2016December 20, families who have lost a loved one due to a workplace death were joined by MassCOSH and community and labor allies at a State House vigil to remember those who won't be home this holiday season. Our hope is that every... read more
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November 30, 2016Over two dozen overnight cleaners at Stop & Shop supermarkets decided they no longer wanted to be sick with fear that the propane tanks they were required to transport to their homes might combust at any moment, and were tired... read more
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November 30, 2016This past January, David White and his family received the news you never want to hear. His son, Ricardo R. Oliveira, a 22-year-old construction worker, had fallen 25 feet while working at a job site. A few days later, Ricardo... read more
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November 30, 2016This past June, airport cleaning workers and wheelchair attendants stood before the MassPort Board of Directors sharing stories of becoming sick and injured from exposure to toxic chemicals and other job hazards, and urging the... read more
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November 30, 2016As 14-year-old Daki Grant walked through Boston’s Community Academy of Science and Health school this past summer, documenting hazards that trigger asthma and other respiratory health problems, he suddenly realized that the work he... read more
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November 30, 2016What do you do when you are one of the very few women on the job and your male coworkers won’t stop commenting on your body? What if you work nights cleaning offices, and your boss keeps making unwanted contact with you, who do you... read more
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October 27, 2016Labor, legal and community leaders released a statement today calling for a state and federal investigation into the drowning deaths of Robert Higgins and Kelvin Mattocks, and prosecution of Atlantic Drain Services, to the full... read more
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October 25, 2016The 2016-17 MassCOSH Legal and Medical Access Directory (click to view) is our annual effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources... read more
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October 24, 2016On October 21, we lost Kelvin Mattocks and Robert Higgins to horrific circumstances. Click here to read MassCOSH’s official statement on the... read more
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June 09, 2016For Don Dumont, April 28th has a powerful new meaning. Last summer, his 24-year-old son went off to work at a construction site in Taunton; he never made it back home. Working about 40 feet off the ground on part of a structure’s... read more