Advocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products ATLANTA — The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and Read More
By Julie Carr Smyth April 4, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Lawson loved being a garbage collector. The Germantown, Ohio, resident enjoyed working outdoors alongside his family, throwing his “solid as a horse” frame into physical labor that made Read More
Workers’ Memorial Day “Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living” Mother Jones Friday, April 27th, 2018 Sheet Metal Workers Hall 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19147 PROGRAM: 8:30 am: Registration 9:00 am: Breakfast Served 9:15 am Read More
2 killed in crane accident in Pennsylvania identified Philly.com February 4, 2018 SHADY GROVE, Pa. (AP) – Two men killed in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer have been identified but few details about the accident have been released. Read More
Celebrating 42 Years of PHILAPOSH 33rd Annual Awards Reception Friday, November 17, 2017 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. AFSCME DC 33 3001 Walnut Street 6th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104 2017 PhilaPOSH Awardees JOHN J. DOUGHERTY: TONY MAZZOCCHI AWARD Business Manager Read More
We are unions, health and legal professionals working together since 1975 for a safe and protected workplace as well as for the rights of injured workers. Organized in 1975, the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health (PhilaPOSH) was Read More
Since 1975 our mission has been “the prevention of injury, disease and death on the job through information, education, technical assistance and political action.” PhilaPOSH is the only organization in the Greater Philadelphia Area that makes worker safety and health Read More
Since 1988, PhilaPOSH has led the organizing of the Workers Memorial Day Observance at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Co-sponsored by the AFL-CIO, this event has become the highlight of each year’s labor activities in our region. Hundreds of union leaders, Read More
