Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters

Kim Kardashian Pushes For Incarcerated Firefighters To Be Paid More Amid LA Blazes
Kardashian called incarcerated firefighters "heroes" as she asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift wages for those "risking their life to save our lives and homes."
Kim Kardashian Advocates for Incarcerated Firefighters’ Pay Raise as Fires Devastate L.A.
Kim Kardashian is again leaping to defend the incarcerated and those she sees as unjustly treated by the U.S. government, this time advocating for incarcerated firemen in an Instagram Story posted over the weekend explaining how they are risking their lives to save the Los Angeles community for just $1 an hour.
Kim Kardashian calls for pay raise for incarcerated firefighters: 'I see them as heroes'
Kim Kardashian is calling for a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters, saying the "heroes" get "paid almost nothing" for risking their lives.
Incarcerated Firefighters Do Risky, Low-Pay Work. Many Say It’s The Best Job Behind Bars.
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
Kim Kardashian Urges Higher Wages For Incarcerated Firefighters: "I See Them As Heroes"
Kim Kardashian is calling attention to the many incarcerated firefighters who are battling the flames that have overtaken Los Angeles, praising those on the front lines and urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to increase their wages.
Kim Kardashian Advocates for Incarcerated Firefighters Amid the California Wildfires
Aside from previously announced donations to those affected by the wildfires, Kardashian is calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to raise incarcerated firefighters' wages "to a rate [that] honors a human being risking their life to save our lives and homes."
Kim Kardashian wants inmate firefighter raises. A California lawmaker agrees.
As wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area, a California state lawmaker is leading a push to give incarcerated firefighters pay raises — including those who are battling blazes for as little as $30 per day.
Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters: 'I see them as heroes'
Kim Kardashian is calling on California's government to raise the pay rate for the state's incarcerated firefighters battling the devastating L.A. fires.
Kim Kardashian praises incarcerated firefighters battling LA wildfires
Kim Kardashian has commended an interview spotlighting incarcerated firefighters, drawing attention to their role amid the ongoing LA wildfires. The fires destroyed around 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures,
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Incarcerated firefighters are making as little as $27 a day to battle L.A.’s fires
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Around Los Angeles, firefighting crews continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and other smaller blazes. Nearly a ...
‘We Need Everyone’: How Two Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Building a Movement
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