Better Bad Ideas with Sean O'Brien

UPS Workers Deserve Family Time | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 92

5.5K views · 4d ago · 35:29

Topics: Threat from Technology on White-Collar Jobs · What Sets Your Bipartisan Approach to Labor Apart From Other Union Leaders?

A Mother Crushed to Death, UPS Didn't Even Pause | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 91

7K views · 1w ago · 45:53

Topics: Surveillance and Technology · Only Answering Easy Questions · Why Haven’t Top Teamsters Leaders Done More to Support the Henry Ford Strike? · What are the Priorities for the 2028 TForce Freight Contract? · Increasing Teamsters Pensions to Keep Up with Rising Living Costs · Can We Cap Forced Overtime for Feeder Drivers to Improve Work-Life Balance?

Why UPS Not Paying For Employee's Socks Is A Symptom Of A Bigger Problem | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 90

9.8K views · 2w ago · 46:13

Topics: Corporate AI and Automation · Full-time UPS Members Having the Same Transfer Rights as Part-Timers · Who is Sean O'Brien looking to have as a guest on the show? · Recognizing an earlier generation of Teamsters and labor fighters · Organizing Private Security Companies and Switching Unions · Workers Facing Retaliation and What They Should Do

UPS Made $100B and Part Timers Still Can't Afford Housing | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 89

6.8K views · 3w ago · 46:54

Topics: Unions’ Ability to Strike · How Should Local Unions Prepare Workers for the First Contract Fight? · Building Solidarity Between Part-Time and Full-Time UPS Members · Preventing Management Harassment in the Next UPS Contract · Drawing the Line Between Normal Supervision and Management Harassment · Making Strong Contract Demands Without Losing Public Support

UPS Makes BILLIONS & Teamsters Demand Their Fair Share | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 88

7K views · 1mo ago · 37:09

Topics: Teamsters Growth Strategy · Faster Labor Contracts Act · Air-Conditioned Trucks · Consolidation of Pension Funds Into the WCTPTF · Why Isn’t the Military in Any Unions? Are There Amish in the Union? · Tips for Keeping a Podcast for Local Levels and Younger Generations Going

Inside UPS: Split Shifts, Harassment, & the Fight for Better Conditions | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 87

8K views · 1mo ago · 29:47

Guest: Inside UPS

Topics: Political Approach · Faster Labor Contracts Act · Everyone included, how many Teamsters are there? · Protecting Full-Timers From Forced Split Shifts · What industries are ready for a major union push? · Removing Article 40?

UPS CEO Called Buyouts and Layoffs "Bumps In The Road" | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 86

14K views · 1mo ago · 32:45

Topics: Tips to Remain Fit and Healthy · Will Union Leaders Address 22.3s Being Kept on Indefinite Split Shifts? · Can Office Workers Form a Union with Teamsters? · What Will Full-Time Drivers Get in the Next Contract? · Striking Over Deadlocked Grievances · Different Part-Time Pensions Throughout the United States