Cat@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCalifornia introduces new bill to pay incarcerated firefighters the same wage as non-incarcerated firefighters.therealnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1571arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia introduces new bill to pay incarcerated firefighters the same wage as non-incarcerated firefighters.therealnews.comCat@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresolrize@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down2·1 day agoCalifornia recently voted down a public referendum to end the penal exception to the 13th amendment. So they will still have incarcerated workers working for pennies an hour, just in jobs other than firefighting. Still not good.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up40·1 day agoIt’s a step in the right direction. Don’t let perfect get in the way of good.
minus-squareThteven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoI voted for that one. My disappointment in my fellow man grows larger every day :/
California recently voted down a public referendum to end the penal exception to the 13th amendment. So they will still have incarcerated workers working for pennies an hour, just in jobs other than firefighting. Still not good.
It’s a step in the right direction. Don’t let perfect get in the way of good.
I voted for that one. My disappointment in my fellow man grows larger every day :/