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Record heat is dangerous for workers outside. Even so, Governor Abbott just signed a law preventing local communities from enacting laws for mandatory water breaks.

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[–] Granite@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once again, the cruelty is the point.

[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Finally, someone who'll hurt the right people!

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[–] LimitedBrain 11 points 1 year ago

Note to everyone: this isn't a recent thing. This has to do specifically with a whole propaganda campaign they ran about Biden not letting 'hard working people' do their job by limiting heat exposure at 80 degrees and above.

Which is true, he's pushing for heat regulations because, and this is true, there were no federal regulations prior to this. Biden did something great so of course Abbott had to go and be an idiot

As someone who has worked in the heat before this is beyond cruel.

[–] TheTrueLinuxDev 4 points 1 year ago
[–] niktemadur@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Freedum...! ...to die from heat stroke! Tyexas staille!
These here republicans with their knee-jerk reactionary propaganda networks, have turned that place into THE political waterless toilet.

[–] needmorepto@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

HB 2127

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a field occupied by a
provision of this code includes employment leave, hiring practices,
breaks, employment benefits, scheduling practices, and any other
terms of employment that exceed or conflict with federal or state
law for employers other than a municipality or county.

So does this mean that all local government workers will get the same breaks as State employees?

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