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Phoenix council approves targeted fixes to heat‑safety ordinance after airport workers describe ongoing dangers
Summary
After months of rollout, Phoenix City Council voted to adopt amendments to the city’s heat‑safety ordinance, adding posting requirements, an employee complaints phone line and new enforcement steps for contractors at Sky Harbor Airport following worker testimony that some trucks remain dangerously hot and water access is inconsistent.
Phoenix City Council on July 2 unanimously approved amendments to the city’s heat‑safety ordinance to add clearer posting requirements, an employee complaints hotline and steps to enforce air‑conditioning in enclosed cabs for vehicles used at Sky Harbor Airport.
The vote followed more than two hours of public testimony from airport workers, labor representatives and union and community advocates who described continuing heat hazards at Sky Harbor and asked the council to strengthen enforcement and protections against retaliation. Councilmember Betty Guardado led the push for today’s changes and said the council would return later this year to consider additional reforms staff and workers raise.
The ordinance changes require contractors to post…
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