The ordinance mandates 15-minute breaks every four hours for workers employed on city contracts.
Labor supporters gather outside of City Hall Thursday afternoon to celebrate a new city ordinance requiring water and work breaks.
The decision follows months of campaigning and community input from labor unions including the AFL-CIO and from people who work outdoors in extreme heat. "The power is with the working class, regular-ass people of San Antonio. This is a win for all of us," District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez said during a press conference outside City Hall.struck down Texas' HB 2171 as unconstitutional
Despite the temporary court victory for San Antonio, its new water-break ordinance only applies to city contractors and not to businesses as a whole. It was scaled back after the passage of HB 2171 for fear it would be overturned in the courts.
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