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Zohran Mamdani: “This is not work that is paying people enough to stay in…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani and UAW Rally for Affordable Housing and Legal Aid in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

We have asked ourselves questions that we all know the answers to. Why are we struggling to attract new applications? Why are we struggling to retain the existing workforce? Because This is not work that is paying people enough to stay in this city. And so I stand here before you as someone who is running a campaign to make the most expensive city in the United States of America affordable for each and every New Yorker. (03:02–03:07)

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Asserts that public service jobs do not pay enough for workers to afford living in New York City.

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