Jobs with Justice Fights for $15 in Santa Rosa – September 24, 2019

The state of California is planning for a minimum wage hike to 15-dollars an hour. But it won’t fully take effect until 2023.

Marty Bennett has been organizing workers and teaching history in Sonoma County for decades. His current fight? Accelerating the minimum wage hike in Sonoma County to take effect sooner than the state’s timeline. He talked with News Director Steve Mencher.

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(Photo: Joint Base Charleston Child Care)