sanitation
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On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"Food security remains a challenge, while essential services, particularly water, sanitation, and health, are again on the brink of collapse," UN Assistant Secretary General Khaled Khiari told the Security Council.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
So, like many SSI recipients, she has continued to live with her father, who makes around $2,000 a month as a Philadelphia sanitation worker.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
Municipal councils oversee water, sanitation and local infrastructure but do not enact legislation.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
He had traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to support black sanitation workers who were being treated unfairly in their jobs.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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