“We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements

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“We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements
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Workers, labor advocates and politicians gathered in front of Houston City Hall to protest the passage of what they call “the law that kills”, House Bill 2127. The bill will do away with local rules that require water breaks for construction workers.

Members of Fe y Justicia Worker Center hold signs in protest of House Bill 2127, a new state law that will eliminate many local worker-related protections, during a press conference at Houston’s City Hall on Friday., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

“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.” Executive Director of CRECEN Teodoro Aguiluz wipes away sweat in front of City Hall while protesting HB-2127.This summer has already been a punishing one, with record-high temperatures throughout the state, a reminder that climate change continues to. At the morning news conference, protesters sweat as they wore hard hats and held white crosses in honor of construction workers who have died from the heat. Organizers offered water and Gatorade.

There are no specific national workplace standards for preventing heat-related illnesses. Without local laws, preventing heat-related illnesses on the job falls on workers and their supervisors, whoOne person who wrote remarks for Friday’s protest spoke of having a paycheck docked because they took water breaks. Another said his supervisor ordered him to work even as he suffered cramps in his legs and arms and felt nauseous.

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