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Edwin Rivera slept on the street for days to make it to his early-morning shifts on time.
Rivera, who is unhoused and recently arrived in New Orleans, worked 60 hours for the city as a clean-up worker during last month’s Mardi Gras parades. The temporary positions are first-come, first-serve, forcing hired workers to arrive early and wait in line for hours each day for a chance to work…