Better Bad Ideas with Sean O'Brien

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Chapters

00:00:00 | Intro

00:01:19 | Unions’ Ability to Strike

00:13:16 | How Should Local Unions Prepare Workers for the First Contract Fight?

00:16:44 | Building Solidarity Between Part-Time and Full-Time UPS Members

00:25:14 | Should Pensions, Healthcare, and More Optional Days be Prioritized in the Next UPS Contract?

00:25:53 | Preventing Management Harassment in the Next UPS Contract

00:28:41 | Drawing the Line Between Normal Supervision and Management Harassment

00:30:51 | Making Strong Contract Demands Without Losing Public Support

00:32:30 | Starting the Process of Unionizing at Amazon

00:34:05 |The Plan to Fight for a Better Pension Benefit at TForce Freight

00:34:49 | Will the Union Address UPS Air Progression to Prevent a Pay Freeze?

00:36:36 | Addressing Lowering Pension Payouts and Raising Healthcare Costs After Retirement

00:38:42 | Teamsters Plan to Help CSX Workers Facing Cuts and Workers Left with the Extra Workload

00:40:30 | Will UPS Address Forced Overtime, Work-Life Balance, and Understaffing Without the Threat of Discipline?

00:43:37 | Teamsters Enforcing the New 7,500 UPS Jobs and How Many Have Been Filled Nationwide?

00:44:37 | Can the IBT Assign Someone to Track and Enforce UPS 22.3 Job Creation Nationwide?

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Chapters

00:00:00 | Intro

00:00:39 | Teamsters Growth Strategy

00:04:23 | Faster Labor Contracts Act

00:08:59 | Will Federal Minimum Wage Differential Clauses Be Introduced Into Current and Future Contract Negotiations?

00:10:18 | How Do You Convince Someone Who Likes the Idea of a Union, But is Afraid of Retaliation?

00:12:44 | Air-Conditioned Trucks

00:16:33 | Consolidation of Pension Funds Into the WCTPTF

00:19:08 | Why Isn’t the Military in Any Unions? Are There Amish in the Union?

00:20:57 | Chances of 9.5 Violations Being Automatically Added to Weekly Paychecks in the Next Contract

00:24:23 | Tips for Keeping a Podcast for Local Levels and Younger Generations Going

00:27:44 | Big Raise Rather Than Time Off

00:29:37 | Quit Threatening to Strike and Work for Protection From Layoffs and Automation

00:31:49 | Why Do Mechanics Get Paid the Same as Drivers?

00:34:14 | Will Rank-and-File Members be Allowed to Come to the Bargaining Table for the 2028 UPS Contract?

00:35:41 | Conversations About What the UPS Will Save Over the Four-Year Progression Period

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Chapters

00:35 | Political Approach

06:26 | Faster Labor Contracts Act

10:26 | Everyone included, how many Teamsters are there?

12:07 | How do unions win over workers in right-to-work states where anti-union messaging is everywhere?

12:54 | Closing the Benefits Gap Across Supplements

16:04 | Protecting Full-Timers From Forced Split Shifts

16:49 | What industries are ready for a major union push?

19:18 | Removing Article 40?

20:10 | What’s the biggest mistake workers make when they’re trying to organize for the first time?

21:02 | Creating More UPS Jobs in a Competitive Shipping Market

22:12 | Preventing Workplace Harassment and Strengthening Member Protections

25:19 | Protecting UPS Jobs From Subcontracting, AI, and Automation

25:15 | Addressing Foreign-Subsidized Competition in the U.S. Parcel Market

27:22 | Modernizing Union Technology and the Grievance Process

28:43 | Is Sean O’Brien really this jacked?

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Chapters

00:00 | Intro

00:11:07 | Tips to Remain Fit and Healthy

00:12:56 | Will Union Leaders Address 22.3s Being Kept on Indefinite Split Shifts?

00:14:46 | Can Office Workers Form a Union with Teamsters?

00:15:45 | What Will Full-Time Drivers Get in the Next Contract?

00:17:01 | Striking Over Deadlocked Grievances

00:19:45 | Is the Union Prepared to Prioritize Combating Automation Over an Increase in Wages?

00:22:12 | Different Part-Time Pensions Throughout the United States

00:24:31 | How Do We Get Members to Show Up Before There’s a Crisis

00:27:15 | Securing a Day Off for a Funeral Without Using a Call-In

00:28:36 | When Do UPS Teamsters Get Surepost and Roadie Work That Was Diverted to Outside Companies?

00:30:08 | How Do We Rebuild Union Culture For Members Who Feel More Like Coworkers Than Brothers and Sisters?

00:31:12 | Looking Into Walked Back Penalty Pay

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Chapters

01:00 | Roads: Helping families who suffer from addiction and mental illness

10:21 | Keep striking in the public dialogue

12:16 | Teamsters serving members at every career stage

13:49 | Driverless Trucks

18:55 | UPS Strike Fund

21:31 | Teamster members and Amazon workers

25:15 | Teamsters prioritizing sanitation workers nation wide

29:32 | Non-union purchasedtransportation in 2028

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Chapters

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Chapters

01:17 | New Term

01:58 | UPS

04:13 | Carol Tomé

08:16 | Corewell Nurses

09:26 | Viewer Question 1

11:43 | Viewer Question 2

13:20 | Viewer Question 3

15:14 | Viewer Question 4

18:57 | Viewer Question 5

23:02 | Viewer Question 6

23:59 | Viewer Question 7

27:32 | Viewer Question 8

29:51 | Viewer Question 9

31:59 | Viewer Question 10

32:55 | Viewer Question 11

33:28 | Viewer Question 12

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Chapters

00:00 | UPS Stock Trending Down - Carol Tomé

05:06 | Roadie Is A Scheme

07:45 | Direction UPS Is Going In

09:10 | 2028 Plan - Fight For The Right To Strike

14:18 | Question: Caucuses?

18:36 | Question: 40 Hours, 4 Days?

22:11 | Question: Which Politicians Deserve Support?

23:36 | Question: Pension And Life Insurance?

26:01 | Question: AI In The Workplace?

28:13 | Question: Super Seniority?

29:23 | Question: UPS Contract Negotiations?

33:41 | Question: Part Time Pension?

36:19 | Question: Build More Power Before The Negotiation?

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