Massachusetts AFL-CIO News

Reports Say Massachusetts Workplace Deaths Down Slightly

Labor organizations and a workplace safety advocacy group say 69 people died of work-related causes in Massachusetts last year, down slightly from 74 in 2017. The 28-page report released Friday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational …

Report: 50 Massachusetts Workers Died on the Job in 2014

Fifty workers died from injuries on the job in Massachusetts last year. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupation Safety and Health. Transportation workers — including taxi, bus and truck …

Report: 32 Massachusetts Workers Died on the Job in 2012

Labor and worker rights activists are honoring 32 workers who died on the job last year. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health released a report on April 25 highlighting the deaths. The report found …

58 Massachusetts Workers Were Killed on Job in 2011: Report

A new report says 58 Massachusetts workers were killed on the job in 2011, at an average of 1.1 worker death each week. The report, titled “Dying for Work in Massachusetts,” was published last week by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and …