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A Union for Nurses, by Nurses
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
Today, sweatshop working conditions aren't confined to sweltering garment factories or auto plant assembly lines. Dangerous jobs are virtually everywhere you look. And today's victims come from all walks of life - they include transit workers, carpenters, truck drivers, computer users, teachers, hospital workers and electricians. The list goes on, but what is most tragic is that many of these workers' injuries and illnesses are preventable.
NYCOSH is at the forefront of the growing movement to stop occupational injury, illness and death. Founded in the late 1970's NYCOSH fights for every worker's right to a safe and healthful job.
We educate workers and the public about the growing number of hazards on the job. We provide unions with safety and health training. And we maintain a resource center and technical assistance Hotline to address questions about hazards ranging from high-voltage electrical power lines and asbestos removal, to less apparent threats, such as radiation, indoor air pollution, and infectious disease in the workplace.
NYCOSH, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, is a non-profit coalition of 200 local unions and more than 400 individual workers, physicians, lawyers and other health and safety activists - all dedicated to the right of every worker to a safe and healthful job. Part of a nation-wide network of 25 union-based safety and health organizations, NYCOSH fights job hazards where the fight is needed most: on the shop floor.
For information about joining NYCOSH, click here.
NYCOSH operates throughout New York City, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley. We also participate in safety and health policy debates in Albany, Washington, D.C., and wherever safety and health policy is decided or influenced.
During the past 15 years NYCOSH has grown from a small group of volunteers operating on a shoestring budget into a professionally staffed organization. By pulling together union locals and health activists, NYCOSH has helped foster a sense of shared goals and accomplishments.