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Greg Casar: “When I was a labor organizer, we were working on winning…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:48

We lost a lot of what we won. Now we're back on the front foot. When I was a labor organizer, we were working on winning water breaks. We got those taken away by the governor, Water breaks for workers in Texas. But now we've been pushing. I had a thirst strike protest on the steps of the Capitol, calling on President Biden to overrule the governor and pass water breaks across the country. (14:48–14:57)

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Asserts that water breaks for workers in Texas were removed by the governor.

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