Reposted by Mark Kreidler
Despite living in a largely pro-labor state, with a Democrat-controlled Legislature and dozens of cities & counties w/ wage floors higher than the state minimum, low-wage workers in California are losing ground. @markkreidler.bsky.social @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/she-leaves-h...
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She Leaves Home Before Dawn to Get to Her Low-Wage Job. She’s 83.
Salud Garcia’s struggles echo those of millions of low-wage workers across the nation, where mounting costs erode their already precarious footing.