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Unions across Europe are calling on governments to introduce legislation to safeguard workers from rising temperatures, after western Europe recorded its hottest June on record.

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[-] GingerGoodness@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

It's not just the workplaces, it's the housing. I don't want people driving to work sleep deprived after they've struggled to sleep in a hot bedroom all night. Especially not en masse.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 12 points 2 months ago

Ok granted I didn't take that into account. That's a good point.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They probably want to go to the AC'ed office.

[-] greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

But there they are forced to spend their already depleted resources, unless they go to nap

[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah. Either you have a national policy of having ACs accessible to people, or if the temps don‘t drop below 24 C at night people get off work. Seems fair to me.

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