2016 Projects
New York City
Working with immigrant Latino day laborer worker centers to improve the effectiveness of peer OSH training
Students:
Abbey Sussell & Rossana Coto-Batres
Hosts:
The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (BCCHE) of Queens College
Metro DC Area
Development of a comparative health and safety survey for private and public transit workers
Students:
Brianna Singleton & Russell Bateman
Hosts:
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), DC Area Locals
SF Bay Area
Short video and job hazard analysis: The hazards of working with a jackleg drill in mining and tunneling
Students:
Paige de Rosa & Catherine Alfaro
Hosts:
UC Ergonomics Program, California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch (CDPH-OHB)
SF Bay Area
Improving working conditions for Latino forest workers in Southern Oregon: Evaluating educational interventions in the community
Students:
Areli Caro & Selena Guerrero
Hosts:
National Forest Worker Center (NFWC)
SF Bay Area
Assess workplace experiences of retail employees and educate them about their rights in the workplace
Students:
Michelle Chang & Rocelyn de Leon
Hosts:
Chinese Progressive Association (CPA)
Tulsa, OK
Work experiences and satisfaction among Latino adolescent farmworkers
Students:
Leigha Vilen & Rebecca Leibowitz
Hosts:
Center for Family Resilience (CFR) at Oklahoma State University
Lincoln, NE
Examining musculoskeletal injuries and other health and safety risks among meatpacking workers
Students:
Roger Gonzales & Zahra Jabbarani Torghabeh
Hosts:
Nebraska Appleseed
Los Angeles
Assess workplace exposures and health concerns among hair stylists, salon owners and cosmetology students
Students:
Anna Cofie & Katie Lifanda
Hosts:
Black Women for Wellness Healthy Hair Initiative
Los Angeles
Documenting the injury experiences of day laborers in Southern California
Students:
Maria R. Carr & Ernesto Garcia
Hosts:
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
Boston
Occupational safety and health issues of hotel housekeeping workers
Students:
Victor Arechiga & Mishka Moncrieffe
Hosts:
UNITE-HERE Local 26
New Orleans
Labor conditions of seafood workers in Louisiana
Students:
Michelle Hathaway & Mayra Vasquez-Garcia
Hosts:
New Orleans Workers’ Center, National Guestworker Alliance
Chicago
Investigating employer safety practices in temporary, low wage work
Students:
Patricia Maina & Karriem Allah
Hosts:
The Chicago Workers’ Collaborative (CWC), Warehouse Workers for Justice (WWJ)