Feature Articles
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March 22, 2021*Update 4/1/2021* Thanks to those who made their voices heard, the Boston Public School district was granted a waiver to start school at a later date!
Over the last year, MassCOSH has worked closely with teachers’ unions to... read more
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March 22, 2021MassCOSH is very proud to announce that its three senior Teens Lead @ Work peer leaders are graduating from high school with very promising future plans.
Kyle Jackson sees himself going into the professional trades. He is... read more
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March 22, 2021Many of us saw the work we do change during the pandemic and MassCOSH’s Immigrant Worker Center is no exception. As many of its members lost work and were excluded from critical government benefits, we mobilized to provide much-... read more
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February 19, 2021A recently published study on COVID‐19 deaths by occupation in Massachusetts from March 1 to July 31, 2020 is one of the first to demonstrate that certain jobs in the state are at higher risk of death due to COVID-19.
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February 19, 2021On February 3, MassCOSH joined with National COSH and over 100 worker groups to release the National Agenda for Worker Safety and Health. Developed by workers, unions, safety advocates, and worker organizations, the agenda brings... read more
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February 19, 2021MassCOSH is very happy to announce its newest team member in the fight for good, safe jobs for all. Joe Tache joined MassCOSH this past January as its new Youth Programs Director leading our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) program. Joe... read more
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February 19, 2021Since the beginning of the pandemic, MassCOSH has reached thousands of workers through multi-lingual, virtual town halls that provide science-based information on how to stay safe, how to access paid time-off benefits to quarantine... read more
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January 15, 2021Child Care Workers are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus has taken its toll on those who work in the industry. Massachusetts Department of Public Health Data shows that there are currently 312 clusters of... read more
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January 14, 2021Thanks to our partners in the Raise Up Massachusetts Coalition, two critical benefits for working people in Massachusetts started on January 1.
First, the minimum wage has increased to $13.50. This is part of a... read more -
January 14, 2021MassCOSH is very pleased to announce that after years of advocacy, An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants has been signed into law. This means manufacturers and retailers in... read more