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Author: Elaiza Araiza

HEAT KILLS  –  Support Farm Workers!

Heat kills! Tell OSHA to pass heat regs before workers die The summer heat has started. A “heat dome” recently brought triple digit temperatures to parts of the Western United States last week – with temps topping 110° in some areas. It’s the first major heat wave of what’s expected to be another abnormally hot summer. Farm workers and other outdoor workers desperately need a federal heat standard. The need is more urgent than ever, with the way the government has shifted to the right. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill which bans local ordinances giving workers water and…