The Guardian had an article today that began thus:
“Amid a dangerous heatwave that has brought blistering temperatures across Texas, the state’s governor signed a law this week eliminating local rules requiring water breaks for workers.
“The measure, which will take effect later this year, will nullify ordinances enacted by Austin and Dallas that mandate 10-minute breaks for construction workers every four hours. It also prevents any other local governments from passing similar worker protections.”
The “logic” behind this idiotic move may be shown from the fact that “Hispanic workers made up a third of all worker heat deaths since 2010, according to an NPR/Columbia study.”
It is common knowledge that the military services limit exposure to extreme temperatures, with required breaks in air-conditioned facilities, etc. and the Republicans used to like the military services, but I guess that was back when we had real Republicans and not these Faux Republicans, otherwise known as Republicans In Name Only (RINOs).
Uncommon Sense 