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Joel Brennan: “Act 10 had a chilling effect on teaching, the teaching…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 1:04:09

The job that I had in state government was as the secretary of administration was responsible for all of the human resources across state government. So when Act 10 had a chilling effect on teaching, the teaching profession, and on prison guards. on people who work in the state, people who work in public school service who felt like they had a target on their background. And that hasn't subsided over the last 16 years. (1:04:09–1:04:22)

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