“We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements
www.texastribune.org
The protesters called House Bill 2127 the “law that kills” and said it will leave those who labor outdoors at the mercy of their employers.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1628233

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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.”

  • @[email protected]English
    2•1 year ago

    I think of stuff like this when people say that the point is cruelty. Honestly, how much more work can anyone believe that they’re going to squeeze out of heat exhausted workers by denying shade and water breaks? It doesn’t make sense as a productivity measure, but some dip shit manager is still going to make people do it just to flex on them.