#WorkingPoor

Since my last update, new donations were received, together totalling $62.78
**I had to use $185.25 from funds raised to pay for my emergency dental gums surgery last week & $54.67 for more emergency dental on my gums. Total spent on 2 dental emergencies: $239.92 **

Current numbers for my fixed dentures fundraiser:
$1,758.68 CDN in donated funds received as of July 7th.
$2,330 − $1,758.68 = $604.10
$604.10 + $239.92 = 844.02
Total still needed: $844.02.

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

PayPal.MePay Que P. Banh using PayPal.MeGo to paypal.me/quebanh and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

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**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jul 5

Jul 5

PortsideA Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate PowerThis October, the World Bank reported that “8.5 percent of the global population―almost 700 million people―live today on less than $2.15 per day,” while “44 percent of the global population―around 3.5 billion people―live today on less than $6.85 per day.” Meanwhile, “global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill.”

“8.5 percent of the global population―almost 700 million people―live today on less than $2.15 per day,” & “44 percent of the global population―around 3.5 billion people―live today on less than $6.85 per day.”
https://portside.org/2024-12-26/global-minimum-wage-would-reduce-poverty-and-corporate-power

#Capitalism #MinimumWage #WorkingPoor

**Dave Volek** @davevolek@mastodon.social · Jul 3

Jul 3

Dave Volek @davevolek@mastodon.social

The Grey Scale of Politics

Someone told me lower class people do not participate in politics. They are too busy making ends meet:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=21&id=400

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#workingpoor

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jul 1

Jul 1

Since my last update, 2 new donations were received, together totalling $105.75
**I had to use $185.25 from funds raised to pay for my emergency dental gums surgery yesterday.**

Current numbers for my fixed dentures fundraiser:
$1,695.90 CDN in donated funds received as of July 1st.
$2,330 − $1,695.90 = $604.10
Total still needed: $604.10

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jul 1 *

Jul 1 *

Labor Notes · Jun 26Amazon Workers Defy Dictates of AutomationAmazon delivery stations are being outfitted with robots across the country, leading to fewer workers and speedup for the workers that remain. Workers have reacted with defiance at the delivery station where I work. Amazon fulfillment centers, where items are packaged up, have been gradually automating, but until now, delivery stations were mostly operated by human labor. Now, entire systems are being retrofitted or entirely removed “in the name of safety” and “for the good of employees.” But automation means workers will be laid off, shifted into new positions, or forced to transfer.

ADTA (Auto Divert to Aisle) at DBK4 (New York)
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/06/amazon-workers-defy-dictates-automation

Soundtrack: We are the robots / Kraftwerk (1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_8Pma1vHmw&list=RDD_8Pma1vHmw&index=1

#Amazon #Automation #Capitalism

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 30

Jun 30

Since my last update, earlier in week, 1 donation was received -> $130.70 came into PayPal from one kind fedi friend

Current numbers for my fixed dentures fundraiser:
$1,590.15 CDN in donated funds received as of June 30th.
$2,330 − $1,590.15 = $709.85
Total still needed: $709.85

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 27

Jun 27

Since my last update, earlier in week, 2 donations were received & combined funds received -> $62.43

Here's the current numbers for my fixed dentures fundraiser:
$1,459.45 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:50am on June 27th.
$2,330 − $1,459.45 = $870.55
Total still needed: $870.55

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jun 26

Jun 26

https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wage_slavery

en.m.wikiquote.orgWage slavery - Wikiquote

#capitalism #exploitation #minimumwage

**somecanuckchick** @somecanuckchick@mastodon.world · Jun 23

Jun 23

somecanuckchick @somecanuckchick@mastodon.world

There is a lot of rental inventory in my immediate 4 blocks of Côte-des-Neiges, in either direction...

Makes me wonder, is it the rent per month? Short answer: YES.

If the average salary in this area is ~40K for a single person, how do you think they can rent for 3K-6K per month, and still, I don't know, feed, or cloth, or care for themselves, and their children?

Gougers. #MTL #montreal #housing #unhoused #workingpoor #gougegougegouge

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 23

Jun 23

One donation of $25.01 received in PayPal on June 20th. No other funds received over weekend. Please keep boosting to help me reach my fundraising goal.

$1,422.03 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:40am on June 16th.
$2,330 − $1,422.03 = $877.97
Total still needed: $877.97

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 20

Jun 20

No new donations since June 16th to update on. Here's the current numbers for my fixed dentures fundraiser:

$1,397.02 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:40am on June 16th.
$2,330 − $1,397.02 = $902.98
Total still needed: $902.98

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jun 18

Jun 18

https://www.equaltimes.org/under-neoliberal-fire-the-right-to

Equal TimesUnder neoliberal fire, the right to strike is waning, globally, after years of premeditated attacks to limit it The right to strike has been in the crosshairs of employers and neoliberal policies for more than a decade, and is coming under ever more alarming attack, globally, with every passing year. Until just over a decade ago, it was considered to be solidly protected by the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) – an international consensus that had governed industrial relations since shortly after the end of the Second World War. In 2012, however, the employers in the UN body (…)

#Capitalism #Exploitation #LaborMovement

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 17 *

Jun 17 *

Thanks to your supportive boosts - I received some more donated funds yesterday A total of $260.43 CDN was received after fees were deducted. That helps me get closer to fundraising goal I appreciate all the help from kind souls.

$1,397.02 CDN in donated funds had been received as of 7:40am on June 16th.
$2,330 − $1,397.02 = $902.98
Total still needed: $902.98

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 16

Jun 16

No donations have come in since my last update on Friday. Please boost to help me get to my fundraising goal for fixed dentures (to replace immediate dentures).

$1,136.59 CDN in donated funds had been received as of 7:40am on June 12th.
$2,330 − $1,136.59 = $1,163.41
Total still needed: $1,163.41

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 13

Jun 13

Update on my fixed dentures fundraising.
Another $24.84 CDN was received (after fees deducted) yesterday.

$1,136.59 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:40am on June 12th.
$2,330 − $1,136.59 = $1,163.41
Total still needed: $1,163.41

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jun 12

Jun 12

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/12/im-unionizing-amazon-for-my-mom-and-other-american-families/

“This decision isn’t just important for me and my co-workers in #SanFrancisco. It sets a precedent for other #Amazon #Teamsters who have organized facilities in #NewYork City, #Atlanta, and #Illinois, and who are currently being illegally denied their right to negotiate a first union contract.”

#labormovement #minimumwage #organize #solidarity # #Unions #workingpoor

CounterPunch.org · Jun 12I’m Unionizing Amazon for My Mom and Other American FamiliesI am a second-generation employee of Amazon, which means I’ve seen firsthand how badly this giant corporation mistreats workers. My mom operated a

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 12

Jun 12

Update on my fixed dentures fundraising.
Donations have trickled down. Since the weekend, $40.17 CDN was donated by mutual aid supporters.

$1,111.75 CDN in donated funds received as of 9:26am on June 12th.
$2,330 − $1,111.75 = $1,218.25
Total still needed: $1,218.25

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi:

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Jun 10

Jun 10

Update on my fixed dentures fundraising.
On the weekend, $143.27 CDN was donated by mutual aid supporters

$1,071.58 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:38am on June 10th.
$2,330−$1071.58= $1,228.42
Total still needed: $1,228.42

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi:

PayPal.MePay Que P. Banh using PayPal.MeGo to paypal.me/quebanh and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
*Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal*

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jun 10

Jun 10