As record-breaking temperatures continue to put working people at risk across the country, the Trump Administration is pulling back protections for workers from one of the fastest-growing workplace hazards: extreme heat.
Recent reports say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reduced the heat-focused inspections and enforcement efforts that were previously expanded under the Biden administration. Now, the Congress Republicans are blocking the first-ever federal workplace heat standard proposed by the Biden administration in 2024, which would establish dire nationwide protections for workers.
For the IAM Union, this isn’t politics; it’s about workers’ lives. The Trump administration and Congress
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