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Mark Pocan: “For them to give you 17 hours instead of 20 so you can't get…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 16:55

Yeah, I ran a Union shop for 37 years. And, you know, I can tell you this. You know, For them to give you 17 hours instead of 20 so you can't get health insurance. it is in their best interest to have you healthy so that you can come to work and make them money, so that Brian Nicol can go home with almost $100 million in a year. (16:55–17:00)

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Asserts that Starbucks limits worker hours to avoid providing health insurance.

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