Hardly Working

Andy and Will are back to pick through some of the disheartening news of the last month. Stories: 5:18 - Costco, Teamsters reach tentative agreement and avert a strike 21:12 - "NOSHA" Act 25:34 - National Right to Work Act 27:57 - 10,000 workers get the goods by striking King Soopers 30:29 - Lessons from Wisconsin's recent labor history Links: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/costco-team...

Recorded January 22, 2025 Andy and Will discuss: Trump's inauguration, Elon Musk is just another far-right billionaire, SEIU and AFL-CIO join forces, and the ski patrollers strike. Resources mentioned: https://redflag.org.au/article/the-teamsters-strikes-at-amazon-a-critical-assessment https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/350-the-civil-wars-in-u-s-labor

It's a supersized episode to start 2025: Andy and Will discuss the ever-accelerating upward transfer of wealth, H-1B visas, and the overall state of union membership in the US. Then, (at 40:30) union organizer Evan McKenzie joins the show to give an inside look at the Starbucks Workers United campaign leading up to the recent strikes in December 2024. Write to us: hardlyworkingshow@gmail.com

Andy and Will are back to deliver their analysis of the 2024 election as well as some labor news from the last couple of weeks. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:51 Welcome to the show 3:45 Captive audience meetings are ruled to be unlawful 8:39 New York Times Tech Guild to return to work, negotiations will go on 19:42 Boeing machinists approve contract 26:30 Massachusetts voters allow Uber, Lyft drivers to...

In this episode of the Hardly Working podcast, Andy and Will talk about some of the labor news from the past month. Then, Andy interviews Will about Will's documentary, "Out of Office," the story of how office workers stood up to their employer and won. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:44 Welcome to the show 2:48 Honolulu Nurses Weather Long Lockout and Win Staffing Ratio Language 17:12 Dockworkers’ union s...

In today's episode, we discuss Andy's article for Tempest, "The RNC does the Teamsters" and break down how popular appetite for real change can be co-opted by nefarious actors looking to seize power for themselves. But it's not all bad! We also get into the US presidential election and how we're spoilt for excellent options (I'm being told now that it is, in fact, all...

In our last episode, we talked about what unions are, why they’re important, and why you might want to join or start a union. Today, we’re continuing our unofficial “union basics” series and getting into the structure of what a union can look like. What’s a steward? What are my dues going to? What's a local? Email the show: hardlyworkingshow@gmail.com Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 10:14 - Bung...

Recorded August 2, 2024 Will and Andy are back to talk about the Oxford comma and some good old-fashioned Marxism. In this episode, we do some Unions 101 work and get into some of the personal, economic, and philosophical reasons unions are important. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 15:03 - Disneyland cast members ratify contract: ⁠https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/disney-cast-members-new-cont...

In this episode, Andy and Will talk about captive audience meetings, a common union-busting tactic. Articles discussed: Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/7/26/journalists-at-australian-newspapers-go-on-strike-on-eve-of-olympics Staff at IOC’s luxury Paris hotel go on strike: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/ju...