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House Bill 2127, which takes effect on Sept. 1, will do away with local rules that require water breaks for construction workers. The cities of Austin and Dallas, for example, require 10-minute breaks every four hours. San Antonio officials had been considering a similar ordinance.

“We are human beings who need respect,” Martínez said. “We really need to be allowed to work without problems, without any barriers … Believe me, we are dying inside those buildings when they take away our water and our [break] time.”

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[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management -3 points 1 year ago

I get that, and I support everything you're saying. It feels like the workers are getting played by the companies though. Workers should be lobbying for rights to the state, federal and municipal levels, but this feels like a "red herring" of a bill to get behind.

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

We’re talking about a Texas state law that repeals existing protections for workers.

The workers are protesting for a law that protects them. Removing this law will give them back the protections they had before.

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