.RepCasar continued his fight on Thursday, following his thirst and hunger strike for nearly nine hours at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, to protest the lack of mandated heat-related worker protections, including water and rest breaks, in Texas.
"Nearly 40% of [Texas] construction workers report not getting water breaks at work. More people get killed on the job in [Texas] than any other state. If [Gov. Greg] Abbott wants to put profits over people, then it’s up to all of us to stop him," Casar said.
The former Austin City councilman blasted Abbott for signing a new law, set to go into effect on Sept. 1, that would prohibit cities and counties from implementing certain workplace protections. “My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said his sister Jasmine, who joined us on Tuesday. #WorkersCantWaitCasar is pressuring the Biden administration in a letter signed by more than 110 Democrats to create a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration heat standard to help workers.
Social media mocked the congressman's staged thirst strike, which showed visuals of him taking his last drink and livestreaming his medical checkups.
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