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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 1d

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month! The importance of regular check-ups and early detection in improving treatment outcomes and survival rates. Early detection through mammograms, self-exams, and clinical screenings can significantly increase the chances of successful treatment and recovery.

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 14d

Legal Advice Clinic, Thursday 09/25
Join us at Saint Stanislaus Church on Thursday, September 25th from 4:30-6:30
PM for FREE LEGAL ADVICE!
Open to all, no appointment necessary.
Location Details:
Saint Stan’s Church Social Hall
389 Peckham St Buffalo, NY 14206
(corner of Fillmore Ave & Peckham St)

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 15d

When safety training isn’t available in your language, it puts everyone at risk. Workers who use sign language often face communication barriers on the job, especially in fast, moving, or hazardous environments.
Everyone deserves a safe place to work, and to be heard.
#SignLanguageDay #WorkersRights

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Center for Elder Law & Justice @elderjusticeny.bsky.social · 15d

🍂 Fall Into Action! 🍁

Our team is hitting the road this season to connect with YOU! Check out our outreach schedule and catch us at a location near you — we can’t wait to see your smiling faces. 😄

Scroll to see BOTH outreach schedules for this week, there’s a LOT going on in WNY!

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 22d

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the incredible contributions of Hispanic and Latino team members who help build a stronger, safer workplace every day.
Safety and health are values we all share. By working together, we create an environment where todos prosperamos.

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Bruce Rolfsen @oshareporter.bsky.social · 24d

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/c...

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

www.nytimes.com

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 23d

Join us this Thursday for our FREE Legal Advice Clinic.
The clinic is held on the West Side at Our Lady of Hope, on the corner of Lafayette and Grant from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 23d

Join us for the 2025 Opening of WNYCOSH’s
WORKING LENS
a Photo Exhibition by Union Workers
November 14th
6:00pm-9:00pm
El Museo
91 Allen Street Buffalo, NY 14202

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Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. @nlsinc716.bsky.social · 23d

In addition to being regularly available across WNY for resources and questions, we'll also be at 2 really exiting events this week - Buffalo Stand Down for Veterans & Project Homeless Connect Buffalo. Head to nls.org/events for details!
#JusticeBus #VeteransServices #Resources #HomelessConnect

Upcoming events calendar week of September 15-20th. Tuesday September 16: Daybreak Walk-In Session, 9-12, Heart Love and Soul, Niagara Falls; Know Your Rights Workshop, 5-6:30, Dudley Library, Buffalo; Open House 6-8, Lackawanna High School. Wednesday September 17: Buffalo Stand Down for Veterans, 10-1, WNY Heroes, Buffalo. Friday, September 19: Project Homeless Connect, 10-4, Convention Center, Buffalo. Decorative images of fall flowers and the Justice Bus.

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · 26d

Know Your Rights: Temp Workers Edition
📌 Temporary workers have the right to:
✅ Be free from discrimination — from both the employment agency and the host employer.
✅ Receive the same safety training as permanent employees doing similar work.
✅ Be paid at least the minimum wage — no exceptions.

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Center for Elder Law & Justice @elderjusticeny.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 “Phantom Hacker” Scam Alert!

Protect Yourself:
❌Don’t click unknown links
❌Don’t give remote access
❌Call your bank directly
✅Report: 1-800-771-7755

Full story: ag.ny.gov/press-releas...

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Sep 8

Let’s break the silence! Construction workers face higher rates of suicide than many other professions, but together, we can make a change. Construction Suicide Prevention Week (Sept 8-12) is here to shine a light on mental health struggles and encourage open conversations.

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Halfway there! Our FREE 2025 WNYCOSH Working Lens photo class is halfway through! Join us Nov 14th at El Museo Gallery in downtown Buffalo to celebrate union workers’ and community members’ artistic talents. You’re invited!
FREE ADMISSION!!
Support local labor movement, art and creativity.

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Sep 3

On September 3, 1991, a fire broke out at the Imperial Food Products chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. The blaze was caused by a leaking hydraulic line that sprayed flammable fluid near a fryer, igniting a fast-moving fire.

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Center for Elder Law & Justice @elderjusticeny.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our traveling team of attorneys is hitting the road to provide free, one-on-one brief legal consultations for Seniors.

✔️ No appointment needed
✔️ Open to ALL – Clarence residency not required

Stop by, ask your questions, and get trusted legal guidance right in your community!

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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · Sep 2

How Workers Died Last Week: Confined space, heat, cement roller, falls, electrocutions, coal mining, crane collapse, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Labor Day Weekly Toll: Dead on the Job - Confined Space

How Workers Died Last Week: Confined space, heat, cement roller, falls, electrocutions, coal mining, crane collapse, shootings, vehicle incidents. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in...

jordanbarab.com

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our Workers’ Compensation Guidebook is an informational resource to help workers in New York understand their rights and the workers’ compensation system after a work-related injury or illness.

Available for free in 16 languages:
wnycosh.org/workercenter...

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Worker Justice Center of New York @wjcny.bsky.social · Aug 29

H-2A workers are experiencing the same labor abuses as other low-wage workers, but quitting their job means they'll be deported and unable to provide for their families.

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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · Aug 29

For the 2nd week in a row, multiple workers are killed in a confined space. 3 workers were killed in a manhole in Trinity, Texas Wed.

This comes a week after 6 dairy workers were killed in a manure pit in Col.

Almost all of the dead in both incidents were rescuers
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Three More Killed in Confined Space - Confined Space

For the second week in a row, multiple workers have been killed in a confined space incident. 3 workers died in a Texas manhole Wednesday.

jordanbarab.com

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 28

TODAY! Free Legal Advice Clinic on the East Side from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. All are welcome!

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happening Thursday August 28th: the East Side Free Legal Advice Clinic! From 4:30pm - 6:30pm.
📍St. Stan's, on the corner of Fillmore Ave. and Peckham St..

Share with those who might need it! The Clinic is OPEN TO ALL. Everyone is welcome!

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hoy conmemoramos el Día de la Igualdad de las mujeres, destacando los progresos realizados y el trabajo que aún se necesita para la igualdad de género en el lugar de trabajo.

Al trabajar juntos, podemos construir un lugar de trabajo más inclusivo y equitativo para todos.

WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today marks Women’s Equality Day, highlighting the progress made + the work still needed for gender equality in the workplace. The numbers are stark: women earn approximately 80 cents for every dollar earned by men.

By working together, we can build a more inclusive and equitable workplace for all.

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 25

At the WNYCOSH Worker Center, we stand in solidarity with workers during Labor Week and every week, advocating for safe workplaces, fair treatment, and the protection of workers' rights.

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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Connect Life has issued an emergency need for blood donations as a result of today's bus accident.

Individuals are asked to call 716-529-4270 or visit ConnectLifeGiveBlood.org to schedule a blood donation appointment as soon as possible.

www.connectlife.org/post/emergen...

EMERGENCY NEED FOR BLOOD FOLLOWING I-90 ACCIDENT

ConnectLife is issuing an emergency appeal for blood donations following a major accident on Interstate 90, which has left multiple individuals critically injured.

www.connectlife.org

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WNYCOSH @wnycosh.bsky.social · Aug 22

"It would be unthinkable for urban firefighters...to enter a burning building without wearing a mask. But across the country, tens of thousands of people who fight wildfires spend weeks working in toxic smoke and ash wearing only a cloth bandanna, or nothing at all."

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

www.nytimes.com