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Judy Chu: This drove us to take action. After a string of heat deaths in 2005, the UFW worked with now Representative Judy Chu and…

On the recordJuly 10, 2019
This drove us to take action. After a string of heat deaths in 2005, the UFW worked with now Representative Judy Chu and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to issue the first comprehensive regulations in the Nation to protect farm workers and other outdoor workers from dying or becoming ill when temperatures soar.
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

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Judy Chu highlights efforts to create regulations for outdoor worker protections after heat-related deaths.

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