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HE IS CHRISTIOPHER QU AND IS
CHARGED FOR SHOUTING RACIAL
SLURS.
JUAN: GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNED A
BILL TODAY TO RAISE THE MINIMUM
WAGE TO $50 PER HOUR.
RANDY PAIGE SAYS THAT SOME
PEOPLE LOVE IT AND OTHERS THINK
THAT IT WILL DO MORE HARM THAN
GOOD.
REPORTER: WITH THE STROKE OF HIS
PEN INSIDE THE RONALD REAGAN
STATE OFFICE BUILDING.
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN SIGNED INTO
LAW A NEW MINIMUM WAGE THAT WILL
GO FROM $10.50 PER HOUR TO $15
PER HOUR BY JANUARY 2022.
MANY OF THESE WORKERS SAY THAT
THEIR LIVES WILL BE TRANSFORMED.
REPORTER: KEN JACOBS IS CHAIR OF
THE UC BERKELEY LABOR CENTER.
REPORTER: BUT MANY SAY THAT IT
WILL ACTUALLY TRUST MORE PEOPLE
INTO POVERTY.
WHEN EMPLOYERS HAVE TO PAY $50
PER HOUR, THEY WILL BE HIRING
PEOPLE WITH MORE SKILLS AND
EDUCATION, LEAVING THE LEAST
SKILLED WORKERS BEHIND.
REPORTER: FOR ME IT IS A TOTAL
FAILURE.
REPORTER: THIS MAN CALLS IT A
DREAM COME TRUE.
A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO WAS
SUPPORTING HER FAMILY ON $10 AN
HOUR AND FAST RESTAURANT.
IT'S A TREMENDOUS HELP FOR ME
AND THE KIDS A.
REPORTER: THE AMERICAN DREAM ONE