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*Employers* should pay for rest breaks in 90+ heat! Johon Jose [...] was taking a break with a couple of colleagues between deliveries Monday afternoon. Protecting himself from heat is “complicated.” “We don’t have any other option. We have to work.” gothamist.com/news/nycs-outd…

This is disgusting and unacceptable. As workers endure another stifling heat wave, the TEMP Act has never been more essential.

They really said the quiet part out loud. Opposing the TEMP Act by claiming Black and Brown workers are “used to the heat” is racist, unscientific, and dangerous. Workers are workers, no matter where they’re from. They deserve shade, water, and rest. Full stop. We must stand with workers who power this state, oppose the Farm Bureau’s racist argument and support the TEMP Act.

"In the wake of the state’s failure to pass workplace heat protections this legislative session, labor rights advocates are calling a memo that urged lawmakers to vote against the bill racist." documentedny.com/2025/07/09/tem…

Same folks saying their workers don’t need a heat protection standard. 😒 timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/n…

Lying @UPS agreed to install air conditioning in our trucks. Instead, drivers face life threatening conditions. Shame on @CarolBTome

To all the workers in the near-100 degree heat who the NYS Legislature left behind this session: we see you, we hear you, and we are not going to stop fighting until a heat standard becomes law. documentedny.com/2025/06/24/new…

Trump may kill federal heat protections for workers, but NYS legislators could have moved forward heat protections in our state and opted not to. 580 heat-related deaths annually in NYC and this summer workers will be without protections yet again. nytimes.com/2025/06/16/cli…

I never thought I'd need to ask for help like this. A recent injury has left me unable to work for weeks. If you can, please consider donating or sharing my story. Every bit helps. gofund.me/1d0976b3

As the Retail Worker Safety Act takes effect we were joined by @NYSLabor’s Comr. Roberta Reardon as she met with @BNWorkers members of @local1102 today at the USQ Flagship. Workers originally began organizing at B&N around safety issues. #retailworkersafety

💪 Shoutout to everyone taking the #TEMPChallenge seriously! Your few minutes of discomfort = insight into why NYS could see fewer heat injuries after protections and cut ER visits by 40%. You're feeling why the #TEMPAct isn't just good policy—it's URGENT for NY's working people

AM @KhaleelAnderson stepped up to the #TEMPChallenge today! They helped show why the #TEMPAct is critical for 1.96 million workers facing extreme heat with NO guarantees for: 💧 Water when they need it 🔥 Shade when temps soar ❄️ Cooling breaks to survive

🔥 RESPECT! AM @SolagesNY just took the #TEMPChallenge and felt what 1.96M NY workers face daily without protections. The #TEMPAct isn't radical—it's basic safety: 💧 Water access 🌳 Shade requirements ⏰ Rest breaks Leadership looks like this!

🔥 Hey Albany! Ready for the #TEMPChallenge to feel what 1.96 MILLION NY workers endure daily without basic heat protections? Temps hit 90°F+, work injuries spike 29%. Can you handle what NYS asks workers to accept? #TEMPAct TODAY! 11AM-4PM Albany LOB, 3rd Fl

Let’s get it done, NY! #TEMPAct

As my office reported last September, 1.4 million workers in NYC work outdoors. With the federal government neglecting them, we need state and local action; it's time to pass the TEMP Act and for @NYCCouncil to introduce legislation that creates heat safety standards at workplaces. comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/safegu…

To the corporate bigwigs spending big dirty $$$ to kill the #TEMPAct this session, take the #TEMPChallenge and see if you can last a few minutes in the kind of heat you want your workers to endure this summer. 😚 Monday, June 9, 2025, 11AM-4PM Albany LOB, 3rd Fl

NYCOSH invites all co-sponsors of the TEMP Act, the TEMP Act curious, and all politicos in Albany on Monday to take the #TEMPChallenge. You can feel--for just a few minute--the extreme heat that NYS thinks is acceptable for New York's workers. Think you can handle the heat?

When UPS Teamsters negotiated our historic National Master Agreement, we forced the company to commit to delivering at least 28,000 vehicles with air conditioning. But nearly halfway into the new contract, UPS is still slow walking its delivery, particularly in the hottest regions where Teamsters need it most. With summer heat upon us, it's urgent that UPS live up to the union contract it signed with the Teamsters and start delivering thousands more air-conditioned package cars and vans.

Another reason we need the TEMP Act in NYS. UPS is illegally disregarding the contract they signed for A/Cs in their trucks. Shame!