Ka cika wannan jumla: Mahaifin George, Charles (wanda aka fi sani da "Pop"), mai kula da gida ne, kuma George ya zama ɗaya, ma. Pop Hardy ya shiga Theater Janitors Local 9 na Building Service Employees International Union (BSEIU) a cikin 1926, kuma ba da daɗewa ba ya zama mai shirya ba tare da biyan kuɗi ba ga ƙungiyar. Ba da daɗewa ba aka zaɓi Pop Hardy a matsayin shugaban gida da Mataimakin Shugaban Kasa na Kasa da Kasa. Kodayake BSEIU ta mamaye ta hanyar aikata laifuka a lokacin, Charles Hardy an dauke shi mai gaskiya ne kuma mai nuna alama wanda ba ya cikin ɓangaren mafiya yawan jama'a a kan jirgin. A cikin 1932, George Hardy ya kuma shiga Local 9, tsohuwar ƙungiyar Building Service Employees International Union a cikin California. A shekarar da ya shiga, an zabe shi a matsayin wakilin kasuwanci na gida. A lokacin da
San Francisco Janar yajin aiki na 1934, Hardy ya taimaka wa mahaifinsa wajen shirya ma'aikatan sabis don tallafawa yajin aikin, wanda ya haifar da rufe gidajen abinci, gidajen sinima, wuraren shakatawa na dare, da gine-ginen ofis yayin yajin aikin na kwana huɗu.