No snow day for low-wage workers

[Panich52]

To prepare for “snowmageddon,” Ana Navarrete stocked up on diapers Monday afternoon. She and her ex-boyfriend Pedro Blanco perused the baby aisle of a CVS drugstore, having left their 2-month-old son with a sitter. As the snow piled up on Hillside Avenue, Navarrete thought about her imminent commute. She works nights, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., as a hotel maid on Long Island, about 25 miles east. She drives 60 minutes each way — much longer in the snow — for just $8.50 per hour, 25 cents below the state minimum wage.

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[Liberal_in_LA]

1. 2 hour drive for five hours of work.