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From Low-Wage Jobs to Housing Struggles in Memphis
The article follows Omogun and Vazquez two Memphis workers facing low pay and wage theft disputes. Omogun loses hours and pay after a patient switch and fights for proper wages while her daughter pursues law school. Vazquez takes a restaurant job and endures rising housing costs and a break in while juggling 90 day rule benefits. The piece links wage theft to housing instability and cites WIN organizer Kyle Kordsmeier and Urban Institute findings on wage and housing gaps.
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Vazquez
Central Bbq
Midtown
U.S. Department of Labor
Georgetown University Center On Education
Tennessee
Omogun
Folasade
University of Tennessee At Knoxville
States
Church Health Center
Kyle Kordsmeier
Kordsmeier
Workers Interfaith Network
WIN
Omegun
Omegan
Memphis
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