US workers facing deadly heat borrow from tomato pickers to win key protections
Reported byGuardian Environment ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Labor organizers are adopting the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' fair-food model—market-based enforcement targeting brand reputation—to secure heat protections for farm workers, greenhouse workers, and indoor facility workers across the US as federal efforts stall.
Heat protections have been won for some workers; federal and state protections for all workers facing extreme heat remain incomplete.
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