I work as a wheelchair agent, taking elderly people and other travelers using wheelchairs... I love talking with passengers about where they're going, especially around the holidays when I can help them get home to their loved ones. But while I help customers... at the end of my shift, I don't have a home to go back to.
Affordable places to stay in Charlotte have nearly vanished... As rental prices have skyrocketed over the last decade, my pay has barely budged, even as the travel industry is booming. A living wage for a single person... is $23.26 an hour.
As my search for an affordable place to live came up dry, I was left with no choice but to sleep in the storage unit where I was keeping my belongings. Each day after my shift, I would take public transportation back to the facility and arrive around 2 a.m.
This holiday season, I am once again wondering where I'll sleep when my shift ends. With my coworkers on strike, I don't know when I'll find shelter again.
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