This is so critically important for worker wellbeing. Temps are rising fast. Heat is so dangerous for workers - and the solutions so simple (rest, shade, water, gradual acclimatization). We can do this!! Thanks to NYCOSH & Jessica Ramos for leading on this.

Sometimes I step back & can't believe that a Supreme Ct. this illegitimate is making law to be followed throughout the US. The stolen seats, yacht trips/private flights from wealthy 'friends' w/ business before the court, lies in confirmation hearings & now insurrectionist flags.

It is super easy not to fly flags outside your home. (Or homes, if you are so lucky as to have multiple.)

Did Red Lobster go down because of its Endless Shrimp deal? Luke Goldstein runs the numbers.
Losses from Endless Shrimp: $11 million
Sale-leaseback deal that put Red Lobster on the hook for rent payments: $1.5 *billion*
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…

Even in states w/ preemption, local govt's can still do a lot to stand up for workers. Here's a Fordham Urban Law Journal law review article we wrote sharing ideas about what even preempted cities & counties can do. (3/3) ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol51/iss4…

Here's a report LiJia of Local Progress & I wrote about the role of local government in advancing and protecting workers' rights (2/3) epi.org/251489 via Economic Policy Institute

.SanDiegoCounty Office of Labor Standards is piloting a new restitution fund to help workers who've experienced #WageTheft . This & other innovations in San Diego show the vital role local gov't can play in standing up for workers. Local Progress (1/3) kqed.org/news/11986837/…

Great piece by Sandeep Vaheesan: Uber Lyft “have moved fast and broken things, and now seek after-the-fact validation for the damage they have caused. The government should say enough is enough: no one, including Uber, is above the law”

Sobering thread.

Does excessive heat raise the risk of work-related injuries?

The higher outdoor temperatures climb, the more likely it is that a worker will be injured, according to a recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/25417…