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.
Can’t have pesky humans and their need for water get in the way of progress. If they can’t handle the heat just replace that one with another more hungry than the previous. /s
What is the “official” justification for such a ridiculous move?
According to the Texas Tribune:
They are sacrificing people on the altar of the economy again.
Texas must be a failed state if taking water breaks when working outside on hot days is bogging down the economy.
Can’t have pesky humans and their need for water get in the way of progress. If they can’t handle the heat just replace that one with another more hungry than the previous. /s
You’re using a /s tag but that’s literally how it feels to live in Texas
“If we give them water then what next? Safety equipment? Paid time off?? Won’t someone think of the shareholders!?”