US EditionDozens of Leading National Organizations Advocate for Millions of Workers Facing Life-Threatening Impacts of Extreme Heat
- Starting June 16, 2025, worker organizations launched a Nationwide Week of Action titled Fired Up For Heat Justice to advocate for stronger protections under OSHA’s draft heat stress regulation.
- This event addresses the Biden administration’s 2024 OSHA proposal that mandates employers to supply hydration and schedule breaks when temperatures reach designated heat index levels.
- Over 69 million workers across the United States face elevated risks from extreme heat without any federal OSHA standards in place to safeguard them.
- Jason Walsh emphasized that with rising summer temperatures, it is essential to implement regulations that guarantee individuals can take breaks, find shelter, and stay hydrated during extreme heat conditions.
- The Week of Action highlights urgent need for federal standards as heat deaths rose, including nine worker deaths last August amid climate-driven warming trends.
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CHRONIQUE. Even though a decree of 27 May aims to strengthen employers' obligations in high temperatures, there are still no thresholds beyond which it is forbidden to work, recalls, in his chronicle, lawyer Francis Kessler.
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Deanne Austin and Christina Hayes of Mothering Justice, Frank Houston of the BlueGreen Alliance and Grace Norris and Derek Dobies of the Michigan AFL-CIO gathered outside the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity of June 16, 2025 to raise awareness on heat protections for workers. | Kyle DavidsonAs the sun beat down on downtown Lansing Monday morning, activists from multiple labor and environmental groups gathered outside the Mic…
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Dozens of Leading National Organizations Advocate for Millions of Workers Facing Life-Threatening Impacts of Extreme Heat
Heat Justice Now Coalition and Organizing Resilience are kicking off 'Heat Week' to support OSHA's proposed heat stress rule and bring attention to the need for worker protections nationwide.
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