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Greg Casar: “Our governor decided to sign a law taking workers right away…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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exas Rep. Greg Casar on Why He Undertook Thirst Strike to Demand Heat Protections for Workers

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

Here on Capitol Hill, we are experiencing a global heat wave. The hottest July and recorded history. In San Antonio, we had the hottest two weeks in our history. And during this heat wave, Our governor decided to sign a law taking workers right away from them to a water break. And so we decided to fight back. We fought back in the traditional way of a letter with over 110 members of Congress and U.S. senators, but we decided to … (03:23–03:30)

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Asserts that the Texas governor signed a law removing workers' rights to water breaks.

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