UFCW Local 1459

Today, the Western Mass Area Labor Federation, MassCOSH, Teamsters Local 404, and other union members gathered to honor those who have lost their lives at work in the past year. We are united in our commitment to building a world where every worker is able to come home safe at the end of the day.

To quote MassCOSH's Dying for Work Report, "No job is worth a life. No deadline is worth a death."

Thank you IAFF Local 648 for their Honor Guard, Minister Maureen Brown, violinist Eleni Yanis, and everyone who contributed to the memorialization of the 69 workers who died for work in Massachusetts over the course of 2025.

Learn more at https://masscosh.org/publications/dying-for-work-report-2025-dangerous-jobs-killed-69-workers-in-massachusetts-last-year/