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[-] sadakos_left_nut 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My gf worked at a warehouse in San Antonio for a few years, and would get heatstroke symptoms near-daily. I don’t get how this will even increase productivity if everyone’s constantly recovering from hyperthermia.

Where do you get labor from if you injure all your laborers to make a point?

I wouldn’t feel safe in Texas even at an airport making a connection.

[-] psudo@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

The idea is more to ensure that the labor class is to tired and sick to fight for their rights.

[-] sadakos_left_nut 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, you’re probably right. And try and kill unions while they’re at it.

ThE MaRkEt WiLl FiX iT....

I guess they argue if giving water increases productivity, companies will do it without a law mandating it. This ignores the fact that beancounters are not always practical, and people will die of heatstroke before eventually the least reasonable companies disappear.

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