Hardly Working

Will and Andy
  • 5.0 (3)
  • News Commentary

A podcast about how even though we're working hard, modern life is hardly working for us. This is the pro-worker show about your job and how to make it better.

Episodes

  1. 03/06/2025

    Strikes are still the answer | Costco, King Soopers, bad bills, and Wisconsin

    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-teamsters-tentative-contract-avoid-strike/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/86/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1232/text https://apnews.com/article/king-soopers-grocery-strike-ends-denver-e3195f8b00754ec75699ae43d83aeac6 Write into the show: hardlyworkingshow@gmail.com

    51 min

  2. 01/27/2025

    "Return to office" and other nonsense

    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

    49 min

  3. 01/07/2025

    Inside the fight to organize Starbucks (with Evan McKenzie)

    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

    1h 51m

  4. 11/17/2024

    Post-Election Reaction / NYT Tech Guild, company unions, and more

    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 unionize 37:45 Post-election discussion Resources: https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-rules-captive-audience-meetings-unlawful https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/11/24294023/new-york-times-tech-workers-strike-end https://www.npr.org/2024/11/05/nx-s1-5179037/boeing-machinists-union-strike-vote https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/massachusetts-voters-allow-uber-lyft-drivers-unionize-2024-11-06/

    1h 8m

  5. 10/31/2024

    'Out of Office' Documentary / Union Nurses Strike / Dockworkers Strike / Boeing Workers Reject Contract

    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 suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract 29:20 ‘Not Good Enough’: Striking Machinists Reject New Boeing Offer 35:22 Discussion of Will's documentary Resources: https://labornotes.org/2024/10/honolulu-nurses-weather-long-lockout-and-win-staffing-ratio-language https://apnews.com/article/longshoremen-strike-ports-dockworkers-agreement-ila-f136bdcd52738e94f2938aaa79a1fa2a https://labornotes.org/2024/10/not-good-enough-striking-machinists-reject-new-boeing-offer Videos Will made for the TruStage workers' strike: https://www.youtube.com/@trustageworkersunion/videos Trailer for Out of Office: https://youtu.be/f4USN19AvPU

    1h 16m

  6. 09/17/2024

    O'Brien at the RNC / The Election

    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 bad). Andy's article: https://tempestmag.org/2024/09/the-rnc-does-the-teamsters/ Thanks for listening to the show. You can yell at us here: hardlyworkingshow@gmail.com.

    49 min

  7. 08/20/2024

    Union basics: The structure of a union

    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 - Bungie CEO buys expensive cars as layoffs hit 17% of the workforce (https://www.vg247.com/bungie-ceo-seemigly-bought-over-2-million-dollars-classic-cars-since-acquisition) 23:35 - UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk (https://uaw.org/uaw-files-federal-labor-charges-against-donald-trump-and-elon-musk-for-attempting-to-intimidate-and-threaten-workers/) 30:59 - Elon Musk loses fight with ex-Twitter staffer, must pay 600K (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/elon-musk-loses-fight-with-ex-twitter-staffer-must-pay-600k/) 33:11 - AppleTV VFX workers unionize with IATSE (https://iatse.net/appletv-vfx-workers-unanimously-vote-to-unionize-with-iatse-in-official-labor-board-election/) 40:20 - The structure of a union Hardly Working is a ⁠Brand New Extra Good⁠ production.

    1h 7m

  8. 08/03/2024

    Union basics: What are unions and why are they important?

    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-contract-raise-disneyland-anaheim-unions/⁠ 20:11 - Apple reaches its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland: ⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-union-towson-maryland-rcna163978⁠ 24:40 - Samsung workers in South Korea continue their strike, picketing outside Samsung chairman's house: ⁠https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-south-korea-union-pickets-samsung.html⁠ 28:28 - Boeing workers authorize strike: ⁠https://nwlaborpress.org/2024/08/boeing-workers-vote-to-authorize-a-strike/⁠ 31:45 - Unions 101 55:29 - This is a system working as intended You can write in to the podcast at hardlyworkingshow@gmail.com Hardly Working is a Brand New Extra Good production.

    1h 2m

  9. 07/30/2024

    Captive audience meetings

    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/jul/25/olympic-breakfast-off-the-menu-staff-at-ioc-luxury-paris-hotel-go-on-strike The threat of a strike by dancers in the Opening Ceremony got them a greater share of broadcast royalties: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/dance/olympic-dancers-strike-opening-ceremony.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Video game performers go on strike over artificial intelligence: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngy53qyq8o World of Warcraft developers form Blizzard’s largest and most inclusive union: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/24/24205366/world-of-warcraft-developers-form-union-blizzard-entertainment Blue states line up to ban anti-union captive audience meetings: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/captive-audience-meetings-state-bans_n_66a167d4e4b0ac6125bd0c36

    50 min
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About

A podcast about how even though we're working hard, modern life is hardly working for us. This is the pro-worker show about your job and how to make it better.

Information

  • Creator
    Will and Andy
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Will and Andy
  • Show Website
    Hardly Working