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.
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.
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 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.
Incarcerated firefighters work to put out LA wildfires
In California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to put out the fires that have destroyed more than 40,000 acres — an area larger than San Francisco.
"I see them as heroes”: Kim Kardashian supports pay bump for incarcerated L.A. firefighters
The beauty mogul advocated for the firefighters in a series of Instagram stories explaining that these first responders put themselves in harm's way for just $1 an hour. Kardashian stated that since the fires crept into other parts of the city last week, she has had multiple conversations with the first responders on the ground.
Kim Kardashian calls for incarcerated firefighters to receive higher pay amid LA fires: ‘They get paid almost nothing’
The Skims co-founder said there was a recent agreement to raise incarcerated firefighters' pay to $5 an hour "but it got shot down last minute."
Kim Kardashian Demands Higher Pay for Inmates Battling Los Angeles Wildfires
With Southern California prison inmates stepping in to help firefighters tackle the wildfires in and around Los Angeles, Kim Kardashian is advocating for those assisting in getting higher pay. In a post on her Instagram Stories,
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