Jessica Martinez

Maryland

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Workers are bearing the brunt of extreme heat

Sep 3, 2024 | koreatimes.co.kr | Jessica Martinez

By Jessica E. MartinezRonald Silver II, a sanitation worker in Baltimore, won’t be spending this Labor Day weekend with his family. On Aug. 2, during a sweltering 100-degree heatwave, Silver died while working a shift in a city garbage truck. His death was preventable. In July, following worker complaints, Baltimore’s inspector general reviewed conditions in the city’s Department of Public Works.
Commentary: Workers are bearing the brunt of extreme heat

Sep 2, 2024 | centralmaine.com | Jessica Martinez

Ronald Silver II, a sanitation worker in Baltimore, won’t be spending this Labor Day weekend with his family. On Aug. 2, during a sweltering 100-degree heatwave, Silver died while working a shift in a city garbage truck. His death was preventable. In July, following worker complaints, Baltimore’s inspector general reviewed conditions in the city’s Department of Public Works.
Workers are bearing the brunt of extreme heat

Aug 30, 2024 | newsday.com | Jessica Martinez

Ronald Silver II, a sanitation worker in Baltimore, won’t be spending this Labor Day weekend with his family. On Aug. 2, during a sweltering 100-degree heat wave, Silver died while working a shift in a city garbage truck. His death was preventable. In July, following worker complaints, Baltimore’s inspector general reviewed conditions in the city’s Department of Public Works.
Workers are bearing the brunt of extreme heat

Aug 29, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Jessica Martinez

Ronald Silver II, a sanitation worker in Baltimore, won't be spending this Labor Day weekend with his family. On Aug. 2, during a sweltering 100-degree heatwave, Silver died while working a shift in a city garbage truck. His death was preventable. In July, following worker complaints, Baltimore's inspector general reviewed conditions in the city's Department of Public Works.
COLUMNISTS: The heat is on, or will be soon enough

May 1, 2024 | nwaonline.com | Jessica Martinez

AdvertisementAdvertisementColumnistsToday at 3:02 a.m.byJessica E. Martinez and Katelyn Parady Tribune News ServiceDuring the summer of 2023, millions of people in Phoenix suffered a record-breaking 31 straight days of temperatures exceeding 110 degrees. In response, the city broke new ground with an ordinance requiring employers with city contracts to provide rest, water and shade for workers exposed to extreme heat.