AFL-CIO says breaks don’t stop building, but make it safer
from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration could play a dramatic role in protecting construction workers from the effects of extreme heat, but it’s unclear whether the rule will ever take effect.
Ana Gonzalez, organizing and advocacy director at the Texas AFL-CIO, the most prominent labor organization in Texas, said she and other labor leaders in Texas are familiar with the industry’s talking points from past battles over local rest break ordinances in cities like Austin and Dallas. For her, they don’t add up.
“They’re feeling like they’re working for hours on end in an oven,” Bolaños said. “That is how they’ve described it to us.” Those kinds of injuries, which are less likely to show up in official statistics, have compounding effects: Workers who suffer heat-related injuries or illnesses are often unable to work, leaving them unable to afford the kind of treatment they need to resume their lives and jobs.
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