MARTIN J. BENNETT
Instructor, History
Social Sciences
Office: 1548 Emeritus Hall
Santa Rosa campus
707-527-4999 (x 5063)
[email protected]
Home office:
707-939-8933
[email protected]
Publications
North Bay Bohemian
September 13, 2021
Martin J. Bennett - Sonoma County Workers Deserve a Raise
Sonoma Gazette
September 10, 2021
Martin J. Bennett - Supervisors to Review Living Wage Law
Beyond Chron
September 6, 2021
Martin J. Bennett - Labor Day 2021: UNITE HERE, the 2020 Elections and Beyond
Eugene Weekly
May 13, 2021
Press Democrat
April 21, 2021
Martin J. Bennett - Restore the Right to Organize A Union
Press Democrat
October 28, 2020
Martin Bennett and Jack Buckhorn - Proposition 22 Undermines Rights for ‘Gig Drivers’
Sonoma Index-Tribune
October 9, 2020
Martin J. Bennett - COVID-19 and Nursing Homes
BeyondChron
September 7, 2020
Martin J. Bennett - Labor Day 2020: California Farmworkers at Risk
Press Democrat
June 28, 2020
Martin J. Bennett - Workers Need Paid Sick Leave
North Bay Bohemian
Open Mic
May 4, 2020
San Mateo Labor
April 2020
Martin J. Bennett - The Fight for $15 and A Union: North Bay Cities Raise the Minimum Wage
Beyond Chron
April 14th, 2020
Martin J. Bennett - The Coronavirus Message: America Needs Universal Paid Sick Leave
BeyondChron
March 10th, 2020
A Just Recovery for Sonoma County Farmworkers?
North Bay Biz
August 2019
Martin J. Bennett - Why Business Should Support $15 Minimum Wage
Sonoma Index-Tribune
July 23, 2019
Martin J. Bennett - Let’s Stop ‘Tipping’ the Wage Scales
Press Democrat
Friday, March 22, 2019
Martin J. Bennett - To Make Housing Affordable Raise Wages
North Bay Bohemian
February 19, 2019
Mara Ventura and Martin Bennett - Whose Recovery? Inequality and Working Poverty in the North Bay
Press Democrat
November 18, 2018
Martin J. Bennett - North Bay Needs A $15 Minimum Wage
North Bay Bohemian
November 6, 2018
By Martin J. Bennett and Teri Shore - Justice and Recovery
North Bay Bohemian
July 10th, 2018
Still Reeling: What Does a Just Recovery Look Like?
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Thursday, July 5th, 2018
Give Santa Rosa Renters a Floor and a Ceiling
Beyond Chron
May 31, 2018
50 Years Ago: King, Memphis, and the Poor People's Campaign
North Bay Bohemian
May 23, 2018
Dumped On: Repubic Service's Union-Busting Tactics Didn't Work
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
December 31, 2017
What Is A Living Wage for Sonoma County?
Sonoma County Gazette
September 2017
Labor Day 2017: Good Jobs and Zero Waste Now!
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
July 28, 2017
Project Labor Agreements Are Good Public Policy
North Bay Bohemian
June 21, 2017
Ratto Rising: Local Workers in Waste Management Industry Score a Victory!
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
March 31, 2017
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Should Add Paid Sick Days
Beyond Chron
August 18, 2016
California's $15 Minimum Wage Earthquake!
Sonoma County Gazette
July 2016
Why $15 Now in California?
North Bay Bohemian
March 23, 2016
A $13 Victory: Homecare Workers Invisible No More!
Sonoma County Gazette
February 2016
Wages and Housing: Why Sonoma County Workers Can't Afford the Rent
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
January 30, 2016
County Living Wage Ordinance Is A Good First Step
Beyond Chron
Jan. 19, 2015
Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Economic Justice
Sonoma County Gazette
March 2015
Earning A Living Wage
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
June 4, 2015
How to Fund A Living Wage Ordinance
Press Democrat
September 1, 2014
Martin J. Bennett - County Workers Deserve A Living Wage
Sonoma County Gazette
August 2015
Will Sonoma County Join the Fight for $15?
Sonoma Gazette
August 27, 2014
Martin J. Bennett - Why Environmentalists Oppose A Wal-Mart Supercenter
Sonoma County Gazette
July 2014
Wal-Mart and the Race to the Bottom
Beyond Chron
August 22, 2013
The 1963 March on Washington Then and Now
California Labor Federation
June 28, 2013
Raise the California Minimum Wage Now!
Sonoma County Gazette
January 2013
Why Susan Gorin Won: the Blue-Green Alliance and Grassroots Politics in Sonoma County
California Labor Federation
October 26, 2012
Yes on Prop 30: Tax the Top and Build A Movement for Fair Taxation
California Labor Federation
February 14, 2011
Don't Blame California Public Employees!
Dollars and Sense
April 2011
Is the Walmart Way the American Way?
Truthout
November 25, 2011
Sonoma Gazette
November 2010
Wal-Mart and the Battle Against Sprawl
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
December 21, 2010
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and the Right to Organize
California Progress Report
September 7, 2009
Down the Wal-Mart Low Road: What Are the Costs of a Supercenter?
California Progress Report
March 16, 2009
Protecting Workers' Rights Is Critical for California's Economic Recovery
AFL-CIO
July 30, 2008
Martin J. Bennett - Young Workers and the Employee Free Choice Act
Press Democrat
January 13, 2008
Martin J. Bennett - Overturn Indian Gaming Compacts!
Sonoma West Times
September 5, 2007
Martin J. Bennett - A Blue Green Alliance Meets the Challenge of Global Warming