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AdvertisementWork-release inmates brought in as New Orleans sanitation workers continue protestHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDEVICES. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OUTBREAK LIVINGSTON PARISH WORK RELEASE , INMATES ARE NOW BEING USED TO PICK UP GARBAGE IN NEW ORLEA EAST. THAT IS AFTER SANITATION WORKERS WALKED OFF THE JOB EARLIER THIS WEEK PROTESTING PAY AND WORK , CONDITIONS. AND AS HEATH ALLEN SHOWS US, PROTESTING WORKERS ARE GAINING SOME PUBLIC SUPPORT. HEATH: REPRESENTATIVES OF METRO SERVICE GROUP SAY IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THEM TO BRING IN WORK RELEASE INMATE LABOR FROM OTHER AREAS TO MAN THEIR TRUCKS, BUT IT DIDN’T SIT WELL WITH THOSE PROTESTING OUT FRONT THIS MORNING. &gt;&gt; WE WANT MORE MONEY. &gt;&gt; THEY’RE BEHIND. THEY ARE STILL BEHIND. WHAT’S TODAY? FRIDAY? THEY ARE PICKING UP THURSDAY’S TRASH RIGHT NOW HEATH: THE NUMBER OF PROTESTING SANITATION WORKERS, HOPPERS, AND SUPPORTERS GREW OUT IN FRONT OF METRO SERVICE GROUP, ONE OF THE COMPANIES CONTRACTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO PICK UP GARBAGE, PRIMARILY IN NEW ORLEANS EAST. ALONG WITH HOPPERS, LOCAL RESIDENTS AND UNION WORKERS SHOWING SUPPORT, MANY UPSET THAT WORK RELEASE INMATE LABOR, ABOUT 20 OF THEM, HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FROM LIVINGSTON PARISH TO DO THEIR JOB. SUPPORT FOR THE SANITATION WORKERS HAS GROWN. HOSPITALITY WORKERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, EVEN RESIDENTS, ALL IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS, ON THE LINE THIS MORNING VOICING BOTH CONCERN AND SUPPORT. ALL OF US FRONTLINE WORKERS FROM SANITATION WORKERS TO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND GROCERY STORE EMPLOYEES, ALL OF US ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES ON THE FRONT LINE TO MAKE THIS CITY RUN AND WE ARE BEING TREATED DISPOSABLY AND NOT WELL. &gt;&gt; I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THESE GUYS FOR A WHILE, DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT ANY MASK, ANY GLOVES. THEY NEED PPE, THEY NEED HAZARD PAY AND THEY NEED HIGHER WAGES IN GENERAL. HEATH: THOSE ON THE LINE TODAY AND SUPPORTERS SAY THEY WILL KEEP COMING BACK OUT HERE UNTIL THE WORKERS GET THE PAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AND AT THE PROTECTION THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. BACK TO YOU. CHRISTINA: THAT WAS HEATH ALLEN. METRO SERVICE GROUP SAYS IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO BRING IN WORKERS, INCLUDING INMATES, FROM OTHER ARAdvertisementWork-release inmates brought in as New Orleans sanitation workers continue protestSome sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike this week to protest pay and work conditions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.Now, Livingston Parish work-release inmates are being used to pick up garbage in New Orleans East while the workers are on strike.The workers on strike are employed by Metro Service Group and the number of them protesting has grown. Metro Service Group primarily services New Orleans East.Local residents, union workers, hospitality workers and health care professionals — all impacted by the coronavirus — have voiced support and concern for the sanitation workers.The workers said they will keep fighting until they get the pay and protection they need.Some sanitation workers in New Orleans went on strike this week to protest pay and work conditions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.AdvertisementNow, Livingston Parish work-release inmates are being used to pick up garbage in New Orleans East while the workers are on strike.The workers on strike are employed by Metro Service Group and the number of them protesting has grown. Metro Service Group primarily services New Orleans East.Local residents, union workers, hospitality workers and health care professionals — all impacted by the coronavirus — have voiced support and concern for the sanitation workers.The workers said they will keep fighting until they get the pay and protection they need.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementWork-release inmates brought in as New Orleans sanitation workers continue protestHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDEVICES. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OUTBREAK LIVINGSTON PARISH WORK RELEASE , INMATES ARE NOW BEING USED TO PICK UP GARBAGE IN NEW ORLEA EAST. THAT IS AFTER SANITATION WORKERS WALKED OFF THE JOB EARLIER THIS WEEK PROTESTING PAY AND WORK , CONDITIONS. AND AS HEATH ALLEN SHOWS US, PROTESTING WORKERS ARE GAINING SOME PUBLIC SUPPORT. HEATH: REPRESENTATIVES OF METRO SERVICE GROUP SAY IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THEM TO BRING IN WORK RELEASE INMATE LABOR FROM OTHER AREAS TO MAN THEIR...

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