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[Texas Tribune] “We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements (www.texastribune.org)

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House Bill 2127, which takes effect on Sept. 1, will do away with local rules that require water breaks for construction workers. The cities of Austin and Dallas, for example, require 10-minute breaks every four hours. San Antonio officials had been considering a similar ordinance.

“We are human beings who need respect,” Martínez said. “We really need to be allowed to work without problems, without any barriers … Believe me, we are dying inside those buildings when they take away our water and our [break] time.”

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[+] Blamemeta@lemmy.world -52 points 1 year ago

Shitty law, but it's not even in effect yet.

[-] orphiebaby@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Nah, let's wait until the law passes and people die first, that's a great idea! /s

[-] Arcane_Trixster@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

People are already dying in the heat. Remove water breaks and it gets worse. Are you fucking 12?

[-] hoodatninja@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, because as we know, no general contractor would leap at the opportunity to start early lol

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In Houston today, it’s going to feel like 43°C (110°F). When I go outside in that heat even for a second or two, I‘m already too hot, need a water break, and wonder how anyone can survive working in that.

I don’t know how anyone with a conscience could feel that heat and think removing water breaks for the workers is fine.

Maybe I’m just a stupid communist though and should try losing my conscience or something…

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