This is the @Public_Citizen handle for worker rights, occupational health & safety, and whistleblower policy.
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2011
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Safe Workers retweeted
Reminder: there is no dinner without farmworkers.
This was the hottest summer on record, but farmworkers continue to risk their health and safety everyday without labor protections.
We have to do better.
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Over 20% of workers in Florida are working in 90º+ heat.
And as the state bars cities and counties from instituting heat protections for outdoor workers, they’re requesting even more temporary migrant farm workers.
Exploitation is the point.
wlrn.org/environment/2024-07…
Safe Workers retweeted
As temperatures rise, workers need water breaks, they need appropriate break areas, and they need to know that they won’t face retaliation if they need to take a break.
These are common sense protections that we can all get behind, workers and employers alike.
Safe Workers retweeted
Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring heat protection for outdoor workers | Phoenix | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
Safe Workers retweeted
Workers deserve access to water, rest, shade, and other basic needs during dangerously hot days.
Tell Congress to protect workers from deadly heat:
publiccitizen.salsalabs.org/…
Safe Workers retweeted
Nobody should die or be injured from heat stress at work.
This should not be a debatable statement.
OSHA must institute an emergency heat standard to protect workers until a permanent regulation can be finalized.
Safe Workers retweeted
I call on @OSHA_DOL to act to protect workers nationwide from extreme heat.
From farmworkers to warehouse workers, extreme heat risks lives and livelihoods.
And as climate change results in more intense heatwaves, we don’t have a moment to waste.
oag.ca.gov/news/press-releas…
Safe Workers retweeted
🧵On 1/1/23, underpaid workers in 23 states & 41 cities & counties will ring in the #NewYear with #MinimumWage increases!🥳Later in 2023, 5 more states & 22 localities will increase their min wage too🙌
Our new report summarizes these increases: nelp.org/publication/raises-…
Safe Workers retweeted
The San Antonio City Council will soon decide what to do with a $50 million surplus from CPS Energy.
@MarioBravo's plan for the surplus includes tackling heat islands.
Email your city council member and tell them you support Bravo’s plan: bit.ly/3AoLn0o
#SATX
Safe Workers retweeted
NEW: If President Biden has any desire to see Louis DeJoy gone, writes @david_dayen, he must fill two upcoming vacancies on the Postal Board of Governors with members willing to fire the Postmaster General. prospect.org/politics/dejoys…
Safe Workers retweeted
Refresco workers in NJ voted to unionize! Whether it’s injuries from lifting heavy objects, slip/falls, or getting mangled in unguarded machines, these workers need safety protections in their contract. Tell corporate execs to negotiate a fair contract! workedup.us/
Safe Workers retweeted
Over 9,200 signed the petition to protect workers from extreme heat.
Keep the pressure up! Tell Congress to protect workers from heat stress by passing the Asuncíon Valdivia Act NOW!
Safe Workers retweeted
A 24-year-old UPS worker died from heatstroke a few weeks ago.
Yet, UPS still refuses to install ACs in their delivery trucks despite raking in $12,900,000,000 in profits last year.
No one should die from working.
Safe Workers retweeted
Fed agency OSHA finally started the process of creating protections against heat.
But it could take 6-8 YEARS before workers see relief.
Help us tell OSHA to issue an emergency safety standard to protect workers.
The deadline for signatures is TODAY: publiccitizen.salsalabs.org/…
Safe Workers retweeted
Don’t tell us that UPS can’t install AC in their delivery trucks when their CEO made $27,600,000 in total compensation last year.
Safe Workers retweeted
Workers have the right to a workplace free of any known hazard, including extreme heat. Learn how to prevent occupational heat related illness and keep workers safe: osha.gov/heat
ALT Alt text: Prevent Heat Illness at Work. Ease into Work. Nearly 3 out of 4 fatalities from heat illness happen during the first week of work. Build a tolerance to heat by increasing intensity by 20% each day. Drink cool water even if you are not thirsty. Rest for long enough to recover from the heat. Take breaks in a shady or cool area. Wear a hat and dress for the heat. Watch out for each other. Verbally check on workers wearing face coverings.
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NEW REPORT: At least 50,000 injuries due to extreme heat could be avoided if the government adopted a simple safety rule.
Extreme heat is endangering workers. Inaction is not an option.
citizen.org/article/boiling-…
Safe Workers retweeted
It harms businesses, taxpayers, and infrastructure when Congress keeps passing continuing resolutions.
That’s why it’s so important to finish the annual spending bills, said @SenatorCollins.
Senate Republicans need to come to the table now and finish appropriating.
Safe Workers retweeted
BREAKING: Amazon facilities in Minnesota have high rate of injuries, pay inequities
"The first thing that we realized when we started looking into this is just how off the charts the injuries are."- NELP's Irene Tung
startribune.com/report-amazo… via @StarTribune's @nicolenorfleet
Safe Workers retweeted
We have extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022. Learn more: osha.gov/news/newsreleases/n…