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When Working at Disney World Means Being Trapped in Poverty

When Working at Disney World Means Being Trapped in Poverty

Vice — The dozens of motels lining a 15-mile stretch of US Highway 192 just outside of Disney World have a secret inside: For the past two decades, they've increasingly served as home for many Disney World employees.
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Accidents at Amazon: workers left to suffer after warehouse injuries

Accidents at Amazon: workers left to suffer after warehouse injuries

The Guardian — Guardian investigation reveals numerous cases of Amazon workers being treated in ways that leave them homeless, unable to work or bereft of income after workplace accidents
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'A National Disgrace': Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification

'A National Disgrace': Port Truckers Demand an End to Misclassification

The Nation — For nearly seven years, Hector Zelaya has worked for K&R Transportation as a truck driver in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The company makes clear to Zelaya that he can't work for anyone else, and it tightly controls his daily schedule. Yet it classifies him as an independent contractor.
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Illinois Prisoners Speak Out-and Then Lose a Cherished Debate Program

Illinois Prisoners Speak Out-and Then Lose a Cherished Debate Program

theappeal.org — Prisoners are urging the governor of Illinois to reinstate a debate program at Stateville Correctional Center that the Illinois Department of Corrections abruptly shut down on April 25. The program, the Justice Debate League, was suspended just weeks after 18 Illinois state legislators attended a public debate class at Stateville on March 21.
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The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres

The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres

Vice — Community members gather in front of the marker commemorating the lynching of Mary Turner and the other 1918 victims. Photos by author. Exactly 100 years ago this month, a wave of lynchings swept through the area around Valdosta, in south Georgia.
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Tesla workers speak out: 'Anything pro-union is shut down really fast'

Tesla workers speak out: 'Anything pro-union is shut down really fast'

The Guardian — Elon Musk has said he is 'neutral' about a union but former employees blame their firing on their efforts to organize while current workers say a 'culture of fear' persists
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'They're liquidating us': AT&T continues layoffs and outsourcing despite profits

'They're liquidating us': AT&T continues layoffs and outsourcing despite profits

The Guardian — The communications giant is expecting a windfall of $20bn in savings from Trump's tax reforms, but has closed 44 call centers since 2011
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'I live on the street now': how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy

'I live on the street now': how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy

The Guardian — It's been over a dozen years since Susanne LeClair of West Palm Beach, Florida was first diagnosed with cancer and she's been fighting ever since. Now she, like many other Americans facing life-threatening illness, is bankrupt despite having health insurance. Before her first cancer-related surgery, LeClair was told by the hospital they accepted her employer-based health insurance.
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