US EditionCongress Members Introduce Bipartisan Extreme Heat Bill to Protect Workers
BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 16 – The bipartisan Asunción Valdivia Act mandates safety measures to reduce heat-related illnesses and fatalities, with 43 workers dying from extreme heat in 2022, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Senator Alex Padilla and Representative Judy Chu joined labor unions to introduce bipartisan legislation protecting workers from extreme heat nationwide.
- The bill responds to rising heat-related deaths and injuries, including 43 worker fatalities in 2022 and over 999 since 1992, amid growing extreme heat events like 2024's record warmth.
- Named after Asunción Valdivia, who died working in 105-degree heat in 2004, the legislation would require OSHA to establish safety standards providing water, shade, breaks, and training for indoor and outdoor workers.
- The legislation enjoys broad backing from more than 250 groups, including the AFL-CIO, United Farm Workers, and Teamsters, emphasizing that "everyone deserves safe working conditions," said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.
- If enacted, the bill would aid communities like Nevada, which reported 29 heat-related deaths this year, in accessing federal disaster resources and improve worker protections against the climate crisis's intensifying heat risks.
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More than 100 Members of Congress Co-Sponsor Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
In the middle of another sweltering July afternoon, members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), flanked by workers and advocates, today re-introduced the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury and Fatality Prevention Act in both the U.S. House and Senate. Named for Asunción Valdivia, a worker who died in 2004 after picking grapes for ten hours straight in 105-degree temperatures, the bill di…
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