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Yes, all of those roofers should just work under all of the shade up there. > Should we mandate showers for government employees next? I see zero relevance be

Yes, all of those roofers should just work under all of the shade up there. > Should we mandate showers for government employees next? I see zero relevance between your comment and the issue of ensuring minimal safety for human beings. Regulations on heat protection for workers is so they literally do not die. Your demonstration of shockingly low empathy for other people is disgraceful and has no place in modern society.

ineedaj0b 3y ago
I roofed in FL for an entire summer. The guys aren’t dumb. The biggest benefit would be drug addiction counseling for them. The real point of the law was to hurt the Mexican crews. The Hispanic crews are weary of getting reported and deported for anything, they work faster, cheaper, and underbid the white crews. So enact the law, and the larger Spanish crews suddenly have a reason to be examined. The Spanish/Mexican crews have larger teams and pay everyone less so they rotate the guys more. Add a law of mandatory breaks plus an inspector and finally the white crews can keep up! This noble law was smartly planned a phrased to appeal to your do good sensibilities but would hurt imo the hardest working illegals I’ve ever met.
- Zenzero 3y ago
  I know this may sound crazy to you but stick with me. Step 1) Maintain laws mandating shade/heat protections for workers Step 2) Maintain sensible work visa and immigration policies so nobody has to harass people who are working. I know the second isn't a simple fix, but dismantling worker protections to solve political gamesmanship is not the solution.
  - ineedaj0b 3y ago
    You want me to solve immigration? The white crews and Mexican crews are doing fine last I heard around mid 2023. Great money. The heat is not a problem. The ‘heat’ was an attempt to mess with the Mexican crews. I get that it’s bad many are illegal but most of the Americans who worked on a crew couldn’t handle the job and quit or drank, not because of the heat but from sleeping in, drinking, the pain from job, and the large amount of money they made and then made poor choices with. It’s a physically demanding job. The heat doesn’t matter, none of the guys stayed up top longer than 30 mins in full sun already because you sweat so much you can’t hold the nail gun well

ineedaj0b 3y ago

I roofed in FL for an entire summer. The guys aren’t dumb. The biggest benefit would be drug addiction counseling for them. The real point of the law was to hurt the Mexican crews. The Hispanic crews are weary of getting reported and deported for anything, they work faster, cheaper, and underbid the white crews. So enact the law, and the larger Spanish crews suddenly have a reason to be examined. The Spanish/Mexican crews have larger teams and pay everyone less so they rotate the guys more. Add a law of mandatory breaks plus an inspector and finally the white crews can keep up! This noble law was smartly planned a phrased to appeal to your do good sensibilities but would hurt imo the hardest working illegals I’ve ever met.

Zenzero 3y ago
I know this may sound crazy to you but stick with me. Step 1) Maintain laws mandating shade/heat protections for workers Step 2) Maintain sensible work visa and immigration policies so nobody has to harass people who are working. I know the second isn't a simple fix, but dismantling worker protections to solve political gamesmanship is not the solution.
- ineedaj0b 3y ago
  You want me to solve immigration? The white crews and Mexican crews are doing fine last I heard around mid 2023. Great money. The heat is not a problem. The ‘heat’ was an attempt to mess with the Mexican crews. I get that it’s bad many are illegal but most of the Americans who worked on a crew couldn’t handle the job and quit or drank, not because of the heat but from sleeping in, drinking, the pain from job, and the large amount of money they made and then made poor choices with. It’s a physically demanding job. The heat doesn’t matter, none of the guys stayed up top longer than 30 mins in full sun already because you sweat so much you can’t hold the nail gun well