'Hot labor summer' meets actual heat wave: Los Angeles workers picket as temperatures soar

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'Hot labor summer' meets actual heat wave: Los Angeles workers picket as temperatures soar
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It'sshaping up to be a literal hotlaborsummer SoCal workers across multiple industries are hitting steamy sidewalks and scorching asphalt to picket hotels, fast-food restaurants and Hollywood studios. Many don't seem concerned:

As Angelenos sweat through extreme temperatures, workers are doing whatever they can to cool off, from drinking two gallons of water to wearing ice packs and a fan.

Lewis said she just bought shorts to wear even though she hates having her legs exposed, but she’s resolved to do whatever it takes to make sure “everybody is being safe” during the heat wave and keep the picket line going. The morning weather is more forgiving, but with picket lines going until 2 p.m., people on the later shifts start to suffer, said Peter Meech, a member of both SAG-AFTRA and WGA West.

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