# A New Era of Union Organizing w/Union Proud Warrior | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 71

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Podcast: [Better Bad Ideas with Sean O'Brien](https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987)
Published: 2026-06-03T08:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3743

## Resource

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! More Union Proud Warrior https://www.instagram.com/unionproudwarrior/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unionproudwarriors Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Welcome Jimmy Fulton and Sean Allen 04:15 - Reaching non-union workers 06:56 - Then vs. Now 13:07 - The Technology Replacement Triangle 19:51 - Politics & The Employee Free Choice Act 22:15 - Politics and Union Solidarity 24:50 - Social Issue Prioritization and Arguing with each other 28:30 - Feedback on the Union Proud’s Trajectory 31:29 - Pension Funds 35:40 - Contractor Pushback on Union Proud Warrior Statement 42:00 - The Labor Movement’s Future 44:59 - Getting the Union Culture Back 47:18 - Picket Line Protection 52:29 - Sean & Jimmy’s Future & Rebuilding the Brand 1:00:27 - Outro 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 • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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