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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Biophilic

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1. Their deaths may have been kept from authorities, but authorities actually didn't want to hear it.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:58 AM

Dec 15

So called authorities made laws that allowed employers to treat workers like slaves and not require water or rest breaks. The authorities are complicit.

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Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities [View all] douglas9 Dec 15 OP

Their deaths may have been kept from authorities, but authorities actually didn't want to hear it. Biophilic Dec 15 #1

Being reminded of that fact... GiqueCee Dec 15 #2

Florida weather in summer is no joke. jimfields33 Dec 15 #3

It's true. Baitball Blogger Dec 15 #4