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March on Hyundai: Workers and COSH advocates demand health & safety rights for autoworkers

Submitted by coshnet on Wed, 07/08/2015 - 11:47

On Thursday, June 25, forty groups around the country delivered 25,000 petition signatures calling on Hyundai to support good jobs throughout its supply chain. Altogether, about 25 national, state and local organizations — unions, the faith community, community groups, health and safety advocates (COSH groups), student groups and others — participated in the delegations to support workers who are organizing to form their union with the United Auto Workers (UAW).

New Report Finds 17 Deaths, High Injury Rates for Recycling Workers

Submitted by coshnet on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 16:37

The fast-growing recycling industry can help reduce greenhouse gases and cut back on harmful landfills – but a new report shows 17 deaths of recycling workers between 2011 and 2013, and a high rate of injury on the job.

The 2015 Health and Safety Awards: Walmart Worker, Scientist Sleuths and others honored for grass roots activism

Submitted by coshnet on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 11:23

One of the highlights of this month’s National Conference on Worker Safety and Health in Baltimore, Maryland, was the presentation of the 2015 Health and Safety Awards.

The National COSH Awards, based on nominations from local COSH and other worker health and safety groups around the country, were presented on June 3. In addition, COSH Network awards, recognizing grass roots activists in local COSH groups, were presented at the COSH Network meeting on June 1.

Dispatch from the National Conference on Worker Safety and Health

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 13:10
Dan Neal of WYCOSH reports on the highlights of the 2015 National Conference on Worker Safety and Health, and calls on advocates to push regulators to improve and enforce worker protections.

Pissed-off Temp-Turned-Film-Producer: Dave DeSario to Screen “A Day’s Work” at COSHCON15

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 18:51
Desario will speak and answer questions following a special screening Tuesday, June 2 at 7 pm at the National Conference on Worker Safety and Health. The film -- which features an interview with National COSH Board President Barbara Rahke --tells the story of Day Davis, a 21-year-old temp worker killed on his first day of work at a Bacardi Bottling plant in Jacksonville, Florida.

Workers’ Memorial Week 2015: Thousands Speak out For Worker Safety at 100+ Events Nationwide

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 05/07/2015 - 09:36

Workers’ Memorial Week 2015, which concluded on May 2, featured over 100 events nationwide and six new reports on worker fatalities released from National COSH and local COSH groups.

Worker Safety Groups Release New U.S. Worker Fatality Database

Submitted by coshnet on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 18:10

Today – April 28th – National COSH and a coalition of worker safety groups are releasing the U.S. Worker Fatality Database, which shows the names, people and stories behind the statistical reports of deaths on the job. It is the largest open-access data set of individual workplace fatalities ever collected in the United States.

NAT’L COSH RELEASES ANNUAL WORKERS’ MEMORIAL WEEK REPORT

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 04/23/2015 - 16:01

For Workers’ Memorial Week 2015, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health has released Not An Accident: Preventable Deaths 2015. This annual report provides details on and context for the yearly toll of worker fatalities in the U.S.

Video: Burned at McDonald’s

Submitted by coshnet on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 15:19
In this new video from Fight for $15, McDonald’s workers tell their stories of burns, understaffing, dangerous work practices, and the use of condiments as first aid.

New reports: Workers’ Comp not working for America’s ill and injured workers

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 13:51

At least 3.8 million work-related injuries and illnesses occur in the U.S. every year, and the century-old Workers’ Compensation system is intended to provide financial and medical relief to affected workers. Two recent reports – one from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and one from NPR and ProPublica -- revealed how the Workers’ Comp safety net is being torn to shreds.

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