US Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren't there laws to protect them?
US Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren't there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
“OSHA regulations take an average of seven years to be finalized. In July, Democratic representatives introduced a bill that would force OSHA to speed up this process. It was their third attempt. They have failed to secure enough votes every time.”
That is insane. Not only do private interest groups “lobby” (bribe) our leaders to avoid regulation, even if it something miraculously goes through legislation, OSHA takes another 7 fucking YEARS to finalize it. That’s downright pathetic.
Written in blood.
a 3 year old in OSHA time is starting their career
Conservatives are the minions of the corporate class. As long as conservatives have influence in legislation, there will be a lack of protection for the working class in our laws.
The solution is to remove conservatives from our politics. We either marginalize conservatism or we suffer.
Conservatives and Liberals are the minions of the corporate class. As long as Conservatives and Liberals have influence in legislation, there will be a lack of protection for the working class in our laws.
The solution is to remove capitalism from our politics. We either marginalize capitalism or we suffer. ..
Thoughts?
I will give you two guesses
To give workers the autonomy to keep working if they want to? /j
TX recently passed a law that invalidates/prohibits local ordinances mandating water breaks.
It's not just that the laws aren't there, it's also because people like Abbot are doing everything they can to remove those protections.
Because those workers elect people who oppose any benefit to them.
Not always, there's a lot of people involved in elections and it takes a majority AND having to get past decades of gerrymandering to make it happen.
In a word? Capitalism.
"They don't give a shit about you."
--George Carlin
In two words? Fucking capitalism.
The cruelty is the point
I've noticed that labor laws don't really work in America anyway. Most of my jobs I've had in my life have been operating under several OSHA violations, and my current job tops the cake on that front, daily there are likely dozens of OSHA violations, but OSHA doesn't do jack fucking shit about any of it, inspections hardly exist, and when they do management mysteriously knows they are coming and what to hide.
What a dumb question
Because that would be less profitable.
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Because US makes laws are reactionary.