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Kshama Sawant Video: How We Won a $15 Minimum Wage

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Socialist Alternative City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and 15 Now Organizing Director Jess Spear explain how $15 was won in Seattle and what’s needed to spread the victory nationally. Please like, share, & Tweet! They are speaking on the Seattle City Hall steps following the historic committee vote to pass the highest minimum wage in the nation. Jess Spear speaks about the launch of her election campaign to unseat WA State House Speaker, Frank Chopp, a representative of the job killers at Boeing and other major corporations.

Video by Brett Cherry

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