The chefs at Understory in East Oakland fried up chicken while labor leaders, community organizers, and workers gathered in the dining room on Thursday.
They say a $30 minimum wage has been a long time coming. Zach Norris is the Executive Director of the Black Organizing Project. He said there’s a gap between the skyrocketing cost of living and stagnating wages.
“And in that gap is human suffering. In that gap is black people being pushed out of this region. In that gap is educators and folks supporting students in OUSD, sleeping in their cars as they try to support students.”…