PHOENIX — Workers at a Panda Express in Downtown Phoenix have walked off the job, alleging unsafe heat conditions inside the restaurant and calling on state regulators to investigate.
The Panda Express is staffed by Aramark and is part of the Arizona State University Dining Hall.
“It is suffocating”, said Vanessa Martinez, one of the Aramark workers at ASU the complaint was filed on behalf of. “I dread going into work most days. I have asthma flare-ups, and they get worse while I’m cooking. I’ve broken out in hives, and I was hospitalized for dehydration; the heat is just unbearable.”…