you don’t need it!
you don’t need it!
Dismantling Heat Protections in DEATHLY HEAT is just Pro Life Republicans delivering ANOTHER WIN for the Working Class Voters!
Conservatives are cartoonishly evil. If something is the wrong thing to do, you absolutely know they’ll be on it like flies on shit.
But…why? Seems like the goal is to just have all their blue collar workers die of heat stroke. Doesn’t really seem very profitable to me, but I’m not a genius capitalist pulling the strings of the US government, so I clearly just am too plebian to understand the benefits.
Because fuck you, that’s why.
Literally the only policy rationale the GOP has. They have moved beyond merely acting out of self-interest. Now the algorithm is just an inversion function of anything liberals want.
The GOP seems to be so used to just being used as a “boogeyman” by the dems, that they don’t even try to govern anymore. 'Merica is fucked.
“Fuck ‘em. There are always more desperate people we can abuse.”
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers.
The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would ban cities and counties from adopting mandatory water breaks and other extreme heat relief measures that go beyond what is required by state or federal law.
Supporters of the bill say it will establish uniform regulations instead of having inconsistent rules across the state, NBC News first reported.
Labor organizations are pushing back, arguing that heat protections are necessary for safety, particularly for those who work in construction and agriculture.
It comes just after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that 2023 was the hottest single year ever recorded.
Florida employers would be required to follow general rules set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which has not yet issued standards for dangerously high temperatures, NBC News noted.
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arigato mr. roboto
They’ve finally started adapting to climate change, guys!
GCC states get demonized for the treatment of migrant workers and a lot of it is justified. But at least all of them are moving to have heat protection laws in place!
https://www.newarab.com/news/qatar-takes-action-protect-workers-extreme-heat
