Its like they wake up in the morning and think “how cruel can I be today?”
more like “how cruel can I be today so i can continue to distract everyone from the truly evil shit we’re doing?”
What is the “official” justification for such a ridiculous move?
According to the Texas Tribune:
Supporters of the law have said it will eliminate a patchwork of local ordinances across the state that bog down businesses.
They are sacrificing people on the altar of the economy again.
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
Even the government is bigger in Texas.
Doesn’t this violate OSHA? I’m doing HAZWOPER training right now at work and just covered the heat stress section. OSHA mandates that you have to give workers access to clean water, shade, and rest breaks.
Edit (citation): https://www.osha.gov/heat/employer-responsibility
Idk. But someone has to first fight it in the courts. That’s time and money. Not something that most are going to be able to do.
It’s not in effect yet, starting september. Now I know absolutely nothing about US law, but can’t OSHA itself fight this?
Someone should put all of Abbot’s water high up on a shelf…
