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Every May to October, Danger Season is in full force and unrelenting heat across the country puts workers across the United States at risk. A lack of federal mandated cooling protections such as access to water, rest, and shade means workers continue to get sick or die because of extreme heat. Every worker deserves to come home at the end of the shift, especially when climate-change driven heat is record-shattering.
We need Congress to support and pass legislation to protect workers from killer heat—take action today.
If we don't act on climate change, extreme heat would cause tens of millions of US outdoor workers to risk losing a collective $55.4 billion in earnings each year by midcentury, a peer-reviewed Union of Concerned Scientists analysis shows.
Even with bold action to limit pollution, outdoor workers would face severe and rising risks from extreme heat—and that's why we must act now. Workers must be able to access basic, life-saving measures without fear of retaliation or docked pay. The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act will hold employers accountable to keep workers safe from extreme heat and prevent more senseless deaths.
Tell your members of Congress to support and pass the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act.