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Ryan Clancy: “We had health insurance. We offered retirement. We had paid…”

Featuring: Ryan Clancy, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 19

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Reviving Milwaukee's Socialist Movement - An Interview with Ryan Clancy

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

In fact, we were winning awards for being good employers. We paid more than the tipped minimum wage. Wisconsin is $2.33 an hour for service employees. We paid a living wage plus tips on top. We had health insurance. We offered retirement. We had paid time off. These things are all really unusual. And it also makes businesses less competitive, because if the person across the street is paying no benefits in 233 now, it's really tough to compete with them. (09:07–09:11)

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