re: #68 The Ghost of a Flea

The high standards of meeting productivity quotas per day combined with working in high temperatures is putting us in danger,” added Mejia. ”The rest breaks are at the discretion of supervisors and often they don’t want to give rest breaks because it will reduce the productivity of the business.”

There are currently no protections in the US for workers from heat. Only a handful of states such as California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Minnesota have passed any heat protections for workers.

America: We will (literally) work your ass to death so the CEO can afford another yacht.