Our world is getting hotter — almost literally by the day:
And yet millions of Americans work jobs where severe heat can cause illness, injury, and even death.

In fact, heat is estimated to cause some 170,000 injuries and 2,000 fatalities in American workplaces every year.

Black and Brown workers suffer disproportionately — especially in agriculture, where a majority of workers are immigrants.

Extreme heat is also a year-round danger for many people who work indoors, at places like bakeries, commercial laundries, factories, restaurants, and warehouses.

People who work in extreme heat deserve water and breaks and a place to cool off. Ludicrously, there is currently no federal law requiring these seemingly basic safeguards. Congress must pass a law requiring employers to provide them.

Tell Congress:

The heat crisis is only getting worse. Pass legislation without delay that protects America’s workers from heat-related illness, injury, and death by requiring employers to provide water, breaks, and a place to cool off.

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