🏛️ Politics 3d ago · Newswire Editor

Congress Should Reject Bill That Would Block a Federal Workplace Heat Standard

Common Dreams
Breaking news and views for the progressive community
View Channel →
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce should reject the Heat Workforce Standards Act (H.R. 6123), scheduled to be marked up today, 65 groups said in a letter sent to the committee. The bill would prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a federal heat injury and illness prevention standard, or any substantially similar measure.“Workers have no control over extreme heat, and many are unable to refuse hazardous assignments without jeopardizing their

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

Major Data Center Proposal Withdrawn Following Talks With Texas Officials
The Daily Signal · 3h ago
Why Would Congress Want to Punish People for Their IRA Savings?
The Daily Signal · 3h ago
Trump says U.S. to investigate EU trade practices over tech company fines
Politics - CBSNews.com · 4h ago
📰
How Israel Lost the Dems
RealClearPolitics - Homepage · 4h ago
📰
NJ Shows Democrats Need a Better Voter-Fraud Strategy
RealClearPolitics - Homepage · 4h ago
📰
El-Sayed's Slippery Argument About Israel's Right to Exist
RealClearPolitics - Homepage · 4h ago