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Heat: Beyond Water, Rest and Shade

Jul 28

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Thursday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Preventing heat exhaustion and heat stroke is critical -- especially during these warmer months -- but did you know exposure to high temperatures can make workers more susceptible to other injuries and illnesses? Join this webinar to learn more about additional, important ways heat creates greater risks. It will examine its effects on workers’ bodies (particularly kidney function), their ability to recognize and react to hazards, and their mental health, including stress and potential financial strain from reduced hours, project delays, or medical expenses. In addition to the impacts on workers, lower productivity, project delays, and other hidden heat-related costs can create financial hardship for construction businesses. This webinar will not only cover the pervasive effects of heat exposure but also review solutions and resources that go beyond “Water, Rest, and Shade.”

Moderator:

Donald Peterson, PhD, Director, Division of Safety Research and Associate Director for Construction Safety and Health (acting), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Panelists:

Gavin West, MPH, Director, Health Research, CPWR
Brenda Jacklitsch, PhD, Research Health Scientist, Division of Science Integration, NIOSH
Nate Schreiber, CIH, Industrial Hygienist, Laborers' Health & Safety Fund of North America

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Workers and Retirees vs. Milei: The Fight for a Shared Future

Class War and Market Predation

Contra la privatización: La clase obrera argentina en lucha

We must be clear: the assault on Argentine retirees is a direct attack on the entire working class. While the capitalist media distracts us with the president’s erratic social media outbursts, we recognize these as a smokescreen for the systemic dismantling of our social security. We refuse to be passive observers as the wealth we generated through decades of labor is handed over to private financiers and local oligarchs under the guise of austerity.

This is not a crisis of leadership—it is a brutal class war.

Our demand is non-negotiable: we must establish a new public, non-state, pay-as-you-go, and solidarity-based pension system. This structure must be managed and administered directly by those it serves: active and retired workers. We refuse any attempt at privatization or the further erosion of our dignity by a government that views the elderly as liabilities rather than the builders of our nation’s heritage. The struggle of the retirees is the struggle of every union member today.

International Solidarity Against Capital

The core issue is not the president’s personality, but the predatory capitalist agenda he enforces. As rival factions of the right-wing elite squabble over the spoils of the state, the working class continues to suffer. Whether it is the internal corruption of 'Freedom Advances' or the boardroom battles between industrial giants like Paolo Rocca and the Clarín Group, the outcome for us is always the same: austerity, layoffs, and the theft of our futures. We stand with those defending public education, healthcare, and science against a 'lion' who is nothing more than a puppet for global capital. No worker is left behind in this fight.

Argentina, May 18, 2026
NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF RETIREES' AND PENSIONERS' ORGANIZATIONS OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC