Yvonne Walker

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President of SEIU Local 1000, which represents 95,000 state workers

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The bill  has yet to pass both houses in Sacramento, but Governor Brown says, if it does, he’ll sign it.

California about to Have the Highest Minimum Wage in Nation

The bill has yet to pass both houses in Sacramento, but Governor Brown says, if it does, he’ll sign it.

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