CarolannieOct 27, 2024
"Leaders in the agriculture and construction industries said such rules would create “an unneeded burden to thousands of businesses, a bottomless pit of red tape, lost time and money.” "
Worker protections are on the line.
This is just unhuman.
#USPolitics #HumanRights #WorkerProtections #RegulatoryStates #WhatWeCouldLose #GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/26/us/florida-farmworkers-heat.html?ogrp=dpl&unlocked_article_code=1.VU4.ovm1.y93ES_ZfGs3Q&smid=url-share
Florida Farmworker Who Suffered Heat Strokes Is Stunned at Ban on Outdoor Protections

After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting protections for outdoor workers.

The New York Times
CarolannieOct 23, 2024
Armed conspiracy nuts interfere with FEMA efforts
#WhatWeCouldLose #USPolitics #MAGAWorld #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/3UkrWR3
How a conspiracy-fueled group got a foothold in this hurricane-battered town

Over the course of 11 days, a supermarket parking lot became a snapshot of the chaos that can unfold in some corners of post-disaster America.

The Washington Post
CarolannieOct 22, 2024

Thank a NOAA scientist for helping to predict storms and other weather/climate change events. What we could lose....

#WhatWeCouldLose #NOAA #ClimateChange

https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-thank-noaa-scientists

Thank you now please spread the word

​​​​​​​Join me in thanking the scientists of NOAA for their essential work to improve storm models and provide accurate warnings that save lives.

Union of Concerned Scientists