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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to World News · 3年前

Death on the Job: Texas Says "NO" To Water Breaks in the Heat

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Death on the Job: Texas Says "NO" To Water Breaks in the Heat

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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to World News · 3年前
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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.
  • WidowsFavoriteSon ( WidowsFavoriteSon@beehaw.org ) 
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    Its like they wake up in the morning and think “how cruel can I be today?”

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      more like “how cruel can I be today so i can continue to distract everyone from the truly evil shit we’re doing?”

      • melonplant ( melonplant@latte.isnot.coffee ) 
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        This one’s just a bit of nostalgia from the slavery days for them.

      • ipkpjersi ( ipkpjersi@lemmy.one ) 
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        That is actually exactly it lmao

    • not_amm ( not_amm@beehaw.org ) 
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      How ba-a-a-ad can I be?

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