dazerl@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 5 days agoAlabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.cdn.imgchest.comvideomessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1videoAlabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.cdn.imgchest.comdazerl@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·4 days agoIt’s been a feature of the US prison system since the end of Reconstruction. This isn’t something Trump invented. Bright Blue California rejected a measure to ban prison slavery just a year ago.
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoThey weren’t suggesting Trump invented it. They were suggesting Trump plans to expand it, nationalize it, and institutionalize it.
It’s been a feature of the US prison system since the end of Reconstruction. This isn’t something Trump invented.
Bright Blue California rejected a measure to ban prison slavery just a year ago.
They weren’t suggesting Trump invented it. They were suggesting Trump plans to expand it, nationalize it, and institutionalize it.