For our full article head over to our website: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/151048/27-05-2026/heatwave-hits-workers-health/ 'It’s hot! The second May bank holiday was met with a scorchingly hot heatwave. Thermometers topped off at over 30 degrees across the country, breaking records. This is the future facing us, as capitalism-driven climate change means more extreme weather and hotter heat waves. With the hot temperatures come unsafe working environments. In Britain, there are no maximum temperature regulations, so across the country workers will have put their health at risk. Health and safety regulations state that employers must maintain a ‘reasonable’ temperature. But, like with many safety regulations workers have fought for, bosses will try and wriggle out of anything that melts their profit margins. The TUC (Trades Union Congress) has called for a maximum temperature to be set for workplaces, 24°C inside. Fighting unions can take immediate action when workers are put at risk by high heat. The National Education Union threatened to walk out of schools when the Tories were trying to make teachers and pupils go back to unsafe schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, and won.... Air conditioning, proper access to water and toilets, shorter shifts with no loss of pay, and if necessary shutting down unsafe workplaces when they become too hot are all things that can be achieved. If workers democratically decided how their workplaces were run, instead of unelected bosses, health and safety could be prioritised. And if we had the same democratic control of society in general, we could transition away from polluting production that is leading to climate catastrophe.' Join the Socialists! 😊 If you would like to know more about what we think and our programme head over to our website: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/ Solidarity! #climatechange #climatecrisis #heat #workingtemperature #hot