A workers’ rights attorney, Andy goes to work each day to ensure that every worker is treated with dignity.  He has helped hundreds of clients overcome wage theft, health insurance denials, and workplace discrimination. He led the negotiations that resulted in the Berkeley City Council raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2018 and extending paid sick leave protections to working families. This avoided costly dueling ballot measures that could have both failed. He wrote and secured passage of the Fair Workweek Ordinance, which helps working families at large employers predict their schedules so they can balance their job responsibilities while taking care of their families.  As an EBMUD Director, he took on big banks to stop water shut-offs during the foreclosure crisis, and worked to expand eligibility for low-income rate assistance.