Feature Articles
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August 21, 2020Over the last five and a half months, MassCOSH has provided COVID-19 health and safety training to almost 600 workers across the state from industries ranging from community health to restaurants and small businesses. On August 6,... read more
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August 21, 2020Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline, public health workers who serve as a bridge between underserved communities and healthcare systems. They are from, or have a close understanding of, the community served. The critical... read more
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August 21, 2020On August 13, MassCOSH’s Teens Lead @ Work Youth Programs Direct Jenny Fernandez transitioned to a new role at Boston Public Schools. While MassCOSH is incredibly sad to be losing Jenny, we wish her the best in her new role. In her... read more
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August 21, 2020Every summer, MassCOSH’s Immigrant Worker Center holds a Leadership Institute to train members and low-income immigrant workers about their legal rights and workplace standards. Our efforts help them become peer leaders who conduct... read more
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July 20, 2020The pandemic has hit vulnerable workers hard, but none so much as undocumented workers. Just a few months ago, these workers played an essential role in our economy, laboring hard to clean our buildings, cook our food, sort our... read more
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July 20, 2020Since the very beginning of the pandemic, MassCOSH has been pressed policymakers to mandate the collection of occupational information when someone tests positive for COVID-19. Together with our labor and community partners, our... read more
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July 20, 2020In MassCOSH’s four decades of operation, we have forged hundreds of coalitions that connect the needs of union and non-union workers to ensure that they can all earn a fair wage, be treated with dignity, and return home to their... read more
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June 23, 2020Summer has begun and with temperatures rising, so too is the risk of heat stress. With the support of the Barr Foundation, Our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leaders partnered with the Boston Teachers Union and the Boston Student... read more
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June 22, 2020On May 18, MassCOSH issued failing grades to Governor Baker’s Reopening Massachusetts plan because of its failure to adequately protect workers and the public. Now, as Massachusetts moves quickly to reopen the State, thousands of... read more
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June 22, 2020As the economy reopens amid a viral pandemic the medical community admits it knows little about, vetted, expert information on how to stay safe on the job is an invaluable resource. MassCOSH’s COVID-19 TOOLKIT FOR WORKERS: Health... read more