21 arrests in Seattle; Kshama Sawant joins protesters
Apr 15, 2015, 5:15 PM | Updated: Apr 16, 2015, 6:33 am
Minimum wage rallies were planned across the state as part of a national effort to call attention to wage inequality. (AP)
(AP)
Seattle police say they arrested 21 people who opted for civil disobedience at the conclusion of a minimum wage demonstration on Wednesday.
Detective Patrick Michaud said Seattle’s march wound through downtown and ended in the Capitol Hill neighborhood where a small group of demonstrators blocked an intersection and told officers they planned on being arrested. He said officers made 21 arrests without incident.
City Council member Kshama Sawant joined the Seattle rally and spoke during a stop at Seattle University.
Minimum wage rallies were planned across the state as part of a national effort to call attention to wage inequality.
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