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[Texas Tribune] “We are dying”: Houston workers protest new state law removing water break requirements
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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Wtf is this shit... If you're overheated and dehydrated, stop, drink water.
It's pretty simple
Sure, to a reasonable human, it's simple. But take into consideration terrible bosses and ceos that only care about profits and you get businesses that threaten you if you sit for 5 minutes.
It's why they want people to stay poor as well, because then you can't leave the job or strike without pay, as you can't afford it, so you have to keep working and hope change comes through laws (which if it ever does, it takes years)