Unions Built America: Why Both Parties Must Step Up Now | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 68

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of unions in America and the need for political action from both parties.

Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Chapters 0:00 - Intro 2:06 - The Faster Labor Contracts Act 8:01 - Josh Hawley on the FLCA & The Discharge Petition 15:23 - To the People who are Uncertain on the Legislation 22:19 - Lori Chavez-DeRemer 31:17 - Teamsters Union Election 36:00 - Fighting for Strikes with Fred Zuckerman 39:32 - Education and the Next Generation 43:11 - Political Influence and Positioning 48:09 - The Colorado Spartans Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd •…

People in this episode

Host: Sean O'Brien

Topics covered

• labor contracts
• politics
• unions
• healthcare
• strikes
• legislation

Keywords

• unions
• labor contracts
• political influence
• healthcare navigation
• strikes
• legislation

Sponsors

Keches Law Group, LaborFirst

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teamsters Union

Places: Colorado

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