Citing labor shortages, Alabama prisons are accused of “leasing” inmates to McDonald’s and other fast-food chains —and taking a cut of their wages.
  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    This can happen because, while slavery was abolished in 1865, the 13th amendment has a big loophole that carves out an exception to allow forced labor as a form of punishment - although 4 states recently rejected it.

    In other words, McDonald’s is a slaver. If you don’t agree with slavery, don’t patronize McDonald’s.

    • Justin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      6 months ago

      So if working at McDonald’s is now a form of punishment… What’s that saying about the job itself even if you are being paid?

      At what point can you be paid a low enough wage to where you’re essentially working at McDonald’s as a punishment for existing? Very weird standard their setting with this decision…