No federal heat standard? NYC workers are building their own safety net.

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By Frida GarzaJul 13, 2026, 4:30 am114 ptsTrending
Dave Carew was going on vacation. But first, he had some tabling to do. It was Thursday, two days before the Fourth of July, and Carew, a UPS worker of 13 years, had set up an information booth with pamphlets and thermometers outside the company’s customer center in the north Bronx. His goal was to catch…

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