Feature Articles
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April 29, 2020On April 28, MassCOSH held on online observation of International Workers' Memorial Day to honor the Massachusetts workers who were killed, injured or made ill on their jobs in the past 12 months.
Traditionally held on the... read more
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April 16, 2020Every day, thousands of frontline workers are interacting with countless members of the public as part of their job, putting themselves and their families at risk to keep society running. These nurses, doctors, transit workers,... read more
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April 16, 2020With schools closed and job sites shuttered, teenagers around the country have found themselves at home struggling to continue their education and going without income. However, our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leaders are part of... read more
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April 16, 2020
The historic economic downturn has left a record number of workers furloughed or without a job at all. For a good many of these workers, government benefits will help ease some of their financial worries. But for our communities’... read more
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March 23, 2020
The Coronavirus has exposed the lack of basic protections that American workers are force to live with. Additionally, communities that already face marginalization – low-wage, contract, and immigrant workers – are being the hardest... read more
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March 23, 2020
While we have canceled drop-in hours and clinics in East Boston for now, MassCOSH’s Immigrant Worker Center is continuing to provide support to workers through our hotline (617-505-8939 or 617-505-8940). We are receiving a high... read more
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March 23, 2020
Given repeated messages to work from home and to socially isolate, it may seem like hardly anyone is reporting to work. But that is not the case for thousands of workers, especially those who we are depending on to disinfect and... read more
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March 23, 2020
As of March 13, our offices in Dorchester and East Boston are closed to visitors. We are following the advice of public health experts to promote and support social distancing as this global pandemic affects billions of peoples’... read more
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February 19, 2020MassCOSH is very pleased to announce that it has doubled the capacity of our Worker Center! After a brief period where the center was staffed solely by the capable hands Director Milagros Barreto, Brenda Quintana replaces former... read more
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February 19, 2020Twice a year, MassCOSH’s Trainer & Technical Consultant Rick Rabin reaches out to close to 40 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) schools in the area, letting them know that MassCOSH will be offering free trainings... read more