Fired Up! is powered by workers and COSH organizations organizing in communities across the country. From winning local protections and advancing state standards to confronting employers and organizing workers to take action, our affiliates are building the movement for heat justice from the ground up.
National COSH connects these local campaigns into a powerful national movement, strengthening worker leadership, sharing organizing strategies, and coordinating collective action to advance heat protections for all workers.
ORGANIZE LOCALLY → CONNECT NATIONALLY → WIN PROTECTIONS
Workers are building power in communities across the country, and together we are turning local fights into national momentum. National COSH connects worker leaders and COSH organizations across states to share strategies and resources, amplify worker voices, coordinate collective action, and build the power needed to win strong, enforceable heat protections for every worker.
- Local campaigns: Workers organize for protections at the workplace, city and state level.
- National coordination: COSH groups share strategies, tools, lessons and opportunities for collective action.
- Worker leadership: Workers directly affected by extreme heat lead the public narrative and policy demands.
- Federal protections: Together, the network pushes for a strong OSHA heat standard and defends against efforts to weaken worker protections.
Explore Heat Justice Across the Country
From the fields and construction sites of California to poultry plants in Georgia, workers are organizing for stronger heat protections in their workplaces and communities.
Select a state to explore local worker-led campaigns, connect with organizations, and learn how workers are advancing heat justice in their states.
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Arizona
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With support from National COSH and partners, airport workers, farmworkers, day laborers, and service workers are organizing for protections from some of the most extreme heat in the country. After winning groundbreaking ordinances in Phoenix, Tucson, Tempe, and Pima County, workers are now fighting for a strong statewide OSHA heat standard.
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CALIFORNIA
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FLORIDA
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In the face of state pre-emption and obstacles to traditional policy protections, Florida’s workers aren’t backing down. Workers with WeCount! are calling on major houseplant retailers and growers to join the Planting Justice Program and commit to providing safe and dignified conditions across their industry, including heat protections. Meanwhile, organizers with Beyond the Bars are reaching workers at labor pools and major construction sites, building participation, documenting conditions, and advancing strategies to create enforceable protections.
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GEORGIA
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Georgia workers are organizing for heat justice! Sur Legal is reaching workers in high-risk industries, from poultry processing to construction, with heat safety education and resources while advocating for stronger local protections for outdoor workers in Atlanta.
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Illinois
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Illinois workers and labor advocates are fighting for the Workplace Extreme Temperature Safety Act (HB 3762), which would establish protections against dangerous heat and cold, including workplace prevention plans, rest breaks, and access to water and shade.
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LOUISIANA
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Louisiana workers are building power for safer workplaces! The New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (NOWCRJ) organizes Mardi Gras cleanup workers through outreach, safety education, and advocacy for better working conditions. NOWCRJ also educates workers about extreme heat hazards and supports national efforts to secure a strong federal OSHA heat standard.
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MARYLAND
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Maryland workers helped secure the state's first comprehensive workplace heat standard in 2024 through years of advocacy by COSH Advisors and partners. Workers and advocates are now focused on strong enforcement and defending these protections.
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Massachusetts workers and advocates are organizing for stronger workplace heat protections. MassCOSH advances worker education and heat safety advocacy, building on Boston’s heat safety ordinance and calling for broader protections for indoor and outdoor workers.
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MISSISSIPPI
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Mississippi workers are building power for heat justice! The Mississippi Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (MWCRJ) organizes worker circles, outreach, and safety education in high-hazard industries, including food processing, while supporting national efforts to secure a strong federal OSHA heat standard.
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NEW YORK
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New York workers are advancing heat justice through policy victories, education, and outreach. NYCOSH and the TEMP Coalition helped secure New York City’s landmark 2026 heat protections, while WNYCOSH provides multilingual heat safety education and training to help workers recognize hazards and advocate for safer workplaces. Together, New York COSH groups also continue to organize for statewide protections.
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OREGON
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Oregon workers helped secure a comprehensive indoor and outdoor heat standard through organizing supported by Safe Jobs Oregon, a project of the Northwest Workers’ Justice Project, and partners. Worker advocates continue pushing for effective implementation and enforcement to ensure these protections translate into safer workplaces.
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TEXAS
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Each heat season, Fe y Justicia Worker Center conducts extensive heat safety education and worker organizing among Houston’s day laborers while their fellow Texas COSH group Border Workers United trains low-wage workers across the Rio Grande Valley. Through outreach at street corners and in neighborhoods, community events, TV, and radio, workers are getting educated and speaking up for safer working conditions.
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FiredUp! Campaign Wins & Updates
Explore worker-led victories, campaign developments, and National COSH statements advancing heat justice across the country.
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New York workers win historic heat protections
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Workers and advocates in Arizona demand a state heat standard
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Workers take action during Fired Up! Week of Action
Be Part of the Movement for Heat Justice
Every worker deserves a safe workplace. Across the country, workers are organizing for stronger protections, and together, we are building the power to make them a reality.
Whether you're a worker, organizer, advocate, or supporter, there is a place for you in this movement.
👷🏽 Are you a worker?
Access heat safety resources, learn about workplace protections, and share your experience with dangerous heat.
📣 Are you an advocate or organizer?
Find training materials, campaign tools, and resources to support worker-led heat safety organizing.
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