Press Conference: House to Introduce Legislation Protecting Workers From Heat
Media Invitation
WHAT: A Wednesday morning press conference at which U.S. Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Alma Adams (D-N.C.) and members of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will introduce legislation requiring the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate a heat stress standard. Public interest leaders will discuss the impacts of workplace heat and their nationwide campaign to protect outdoor and indoor workers from the climate crisis.
WHO: U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
Robert Weissman, president, Public Citizen
Arturo S. Rodriguez, president emeritus, United Farm Workers
Bruce Goldstein, president, Farmworker Justice
WHEN: 9:15-9:45 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 10
WHERE: House Triangle (the grassy triangle on the House side of Capitol’s East Front)
At the intersection of Southeast Dr. and New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, D.C.
This event will be live-streamed through Rep. Chu’s Facebook page.