Congressman Greg Casar Stages Thirst Strike to Protest DEADLY Anti-Worker Law

Progressive Congressman Greg Casar is staging a 'thirst strike' for a day in order to call attention to Texas' "Death Star" law, which will end mandatory water breaks for outdoor workers when it goes into effect in September. Casar is calling on the Biden Administration to immediately establish federal protections for outdoor workers as climate change-induced heatwaves become more common. Read More About This Story Here: NBC News - https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/backlash-brews-texas-law-eliminates-mandatory-water-breaks-rcna92961#:~:text=As%20Texas%20sweltered%20last%20month,protect%20people%20from%20extreme%20heat Common Dreams - https://www.commondreams.org/news/casar-capitol-thirst-strike Watch Rep. Casar's Livestream of the Protest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmmDroab0o Watch PBS NewsHour's Full Interview with Jeff Goodell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkoROem_vKA Learn More About the Lack of Air Conditioning in Texas' Prisons: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/us/texas-prisons-heat-air-conditioning.html Chapters: 0:00 Thirst Strike 1:47 Deadly Heat 2:58 PBS Interview 3:59 "Death Star" Bill 5:52 Greg Casar Explains 9:58 Goal of the Strike 10:51 Closing Thoughts 11:59 Outro ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Join Our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanistReport/ Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Subscribe to Our Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSKFAh2-y_xplp4gB_9X0w Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #climatechange #workerrights