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Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke (www.theguardian.com)

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Mother of Gabriel Infante, 24, sues employer for $1m, saying construction workers had no protections from extreme heat

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[–] RagingHungryPanda@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In case anyone isn't in the know, Gov. Greg Abbott just removed mandatory water breaks for construction workers

[–] BillyTheSkidMark@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Welcome to your ~~future~~ current capitalist hell-scape. Denied water breaks in record breaking heat waves, dying because of said forced work without water, accused of taking drugs because your dying makes you act odd.

Brought to you by the same people that deny global warming.

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