Airport service workers held a rally at Sky Harbor on Tuesday afternoon, where they demanded better wages and better benefits.
ABC15 spoke with Cecilia Ortiz on Monday, a lead passenger service agent at Sky Harbor Airport. Her job consists of helping those with disabilities get to their flight."I used up all of my sick time maybe about three months ago," said Ortiz, who is contracted by Prospect Airport Services.
ABC15 was told service workers, contracted by Prospect Airport Services, get 40 hours of sick time a year but no paid time off . That's one thing they will be demanding on Tuesday during a rally at Sky Harbor. Tuesday's rally was one of three held across three states. Workers demanding Congress act by September 30 and write airport service workers into the FAA Reauthorization bill, focusing on affordable benefits and fair wages.
"I didn't put it together until I went home. I slept, I got up, figured it out and I went to the hospital," said the cabin cleaner.
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