Home
Creators
Search Recent Missing Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

Episode 266 - Howard Schultz: Roasted (w/ Tyler Keeling) (Patreon)

Published:
2023-04-06 10:52:21
Imported:
2026-06
haven't archived this post yet. have a subscription? use the importer!

Downloads

  • Episode 266.mp3

Missing 1 file, as this post has not yet been imported.

Content

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

This week, Briahna is joined by Starbucks organizer and west coast barista Tyler Keeling to debrief the Howard Schultz congressional hearings during which Bernie held him to task for his long record of union busting. Not only was Tyler present at the hearing, he has read *both * of Schultz's books, and comes prepared to spill the tea...er, coffee.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Comments

Anonymous

Nice Bob Marley deep cut at the end there.....

Anonymous

The Blankets speech. Oh my fucking god.

Anonymous

Tyler is a national treasure

Anonymous

UPS is Teamsters and they are allowed to strike. USPS is federal and therefore cannot, just to clear that up 😁 Would love to hear some Teamsters taking about what's coming up this year with UPS.

Anonymous

Howard Shultz didn’t come from nothing; he came from federally subsidized housing. Crushing idiots like this should be easier. Much of political discourse feels like having to pave the road whilst trudging it, but workers rights is something that feels like we should be further along with, like, rhetorically.

Alex Fleming

Its great to hear the shout out to Medieval Times. They have been on strike for over 50 days!

E G

Love the union episodes popping up here and there. I miss when my union was worth supporting. Solidarity to the starbucks workers!

Anonymous

UPS can strike, but Fed Ex cannot. FedEx, because they originally were an air mail company, they're classified with airlines and trains - so they're not allowed to strike. FedEx company has been advertising to UPS supplier customers that THEY don't have to worry about pesky workers concerns, safety or lives, so they should switch to FedEx before the strike. Problem is, FedEx is a disaster. They're workers are already stretched to a breaking point. Adding UPS's supplier customers to FedEx will be a nightmare for both the suppliers, businesses and more importantly FedEx WORKERS! If people thought there were issues with the deliveries during Covid - just wait for this summer.

Anonymous

Thus ep rocks 👏👏👏

Anonymous

It really believe the insanity of the fed raising interest rates & openly declaring a desire to harm the job market is to make the fear of retaliation greater. I see it in the union organizing I do - the fear of being fired is so much more visceral than it was this time last year. Labor law is toothless against these companies. If they’re found guilty of a ULP the greatest possible punishment is posting a flyer… and maybe having to give someone their job back at their hostile workplace a whole year later. The truth is most people are afraid of losing their jobs. Most people aren’t going to get to the place where they say well if they fire me it’s worth it. Relying on the laws written by and for corporations isn’t going to help. The political process designed and run for corporations isn’t going to help. The only answer is solidarity. If they fire any of us we will ALL stand together with you. If they fire you this place can not and will not continue to run. It’s great to hear the guest saying people really do care about injustices - and speak about the larger public reaction. The dream I hope to see realized is getting to a place where that solidarity runs through every working person in the country & world. I used to think it wasn’t possible but I really do see it changing. Everyone can understand this feeling. Trump voters hate their shitty bosses too. I know I’m getting rambley but I could’ve cried at the end. He’s right re: being part of something bigger. Solidarity feels like pure gold. I never thought I’d feel kinship with my colleagues and now they’re some of my best friends. And yes the warmth from other unions is incredible. I loved the section about unions standing together across industries. I organize software engineers - and I was so joyfully surprised when I started to see such genuine care and solidarity from the “real” (traditional blue collar) union members. Wild to say - but even some cops 👀. These union fights (see: Alabama miners, MA nurses, Amy’s kitchen workers, etc.) do not get coverage they should from corporate media (the corporate media that busts unions just as gleefully and ruthlessly as any other corporation). I’m so grateful to you and other indie media for giving this the airtime it should have. 🙏

Cclear

Great episode Brie. I'd be really interested to hear updates from some of these new unions on how their first contract negotiations are going. I've seen the process of union leaders getting co-opted by the Democrat Party and becoming out of touch with their members. Are these new Starbucks and Amazon unions falling into that same trap or have they been successful in staying strong so far?