Cruelty from the goverment level

 Texas Ends Water Breaks for Construction Workers Amid Heat Wave

A triple-digit Texas heat wave is drawing new attention to a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott this week, ending water break requirements for construction workers. The legislation, signed Tuesday, overrides cities’ municipal labor rules, including those that mandate water breaks for outdoor workers. Austin and Dallas both have ordinances requiring employers to give construction workers a 10-minute water break every four hours, the Texas Tribune reported. Texas is the worst state for heat-related work deaths, according to the Tribune. With rising temperatures, and fewer water breaks, labor leaders anticipate more workplace deaths and injuries. Last year, the state recorded at least 279 heat-related deaths, its worst count since 1999.

Whenever something stupid like this comes up I just want to put these people in similar situations.

You want them to work their asses off in this hot weather with no water breaks? Sure, give it a try for at least 3 months and then tell me it's a good idea.

What's that? You're dying out there? It's too hot you say? Well no fucking shit! 

The people making these laws are devoid of human empathy - this is what it really boils down to. The business & political climate of the US rewards sociopathic behavior, so here we are. Even the Ferengi would be envious of what goes on in this country.

May these people reap what they sow.

Just when you believe that MAGA state government cannot go any lower in assholery, they find a new way to out do themselves.

An additional 20 minutes of “productivity” per worker.

On paper, anyway. People suffering from heat exhaustion (or worse) work slower and make more mistakes.

The job will get done faster and better if all the workers are in good physical and mental condition.

Dehydrated and tired workers are going to produce less. This law makes no sense except to be evil for the pure sake of owning the libs.

Greg Abbott Axes Water For Texas Construction Workers Amid 3-Digit Temperatures

As his state faced a dangerous heat wave this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a broad new law that will nullify a wide range of local regulations, including mandated water breaks for construction workers, beginning Sept. 1, according to The Texas Tribune.

The new Republican-backed law strips the ability of local municipalities to enact certain regulations in favor of state authority, ostensibly to “provide statewide consistency.” It covers a wide range, including other worker protections, environmental protections, housing protections and more.

Is there a race or competition amongst the GOP on who can be the biggest unsympathetic P.O.S. to their constituents? Literally, WTF?!?

10 minute water break every 4 hours in Texas heat already sounds like dangerous and inhumane work conditions.

And this only became a law because one company literally worked a guy to death, made him work non stop without a meal, water, or rest cycle during a 10-12 hr shift and he died right there at the job site.

This is super shitty and even in Texas it would be a crime to make a prison labor crew work this way but naturally when the $7 figure wrongful death suit was filed against the company the man’s wife and kids filed the company actually denied any responsibility for killing him, claiming he died from a medical issue and in this right to work state it’s not illegal to make an employee work this way during the hottest part of the year by threatening to firie anyone who stopped working since the project was way behind deadlines and blamed the worker as he could have quit any time prior to falling I’ll. Yup they blamed the worker and the case blew up after those remarks since there was a trend of Companies owned by rich white men exploiting undocumented workers in this way.

In response the State mandated when this 10 min / every 4hr break so they could now claim they took measures to protect workers. They also set limits on future tort claims so these rich folks wouldn’t have to worry about the outcome of future litigation where the maximum award was capped at a set low figure that wouldn’t be increased in cases of extreme negligence or egregious abuse. 

They're seriously not even hiding their disdain for human life. The Republican party is only pro-birth. They want slaves for work as they protect billionaires through corporate welfare (the only kind of socialism they like).