HeyJaredMaryland250 Labor History
From the first national strike in 1877 to the nation’s first unionized Apple store, Maryland workers have long been at the center of labor history, fighting in the name of a better, more just life for all.
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EP19: Public Sector Unionism in Baltimore with Jane Berger (opens the original)
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Bill Barry speaks with Jane Berger who grew up in Baltimore and wrote an important labor history book about the civil rights movement and public sector unionism in Baltimore.
EP18: Irish Immigrant Workers with Sammie Samuels (opens the original)
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Megan "Sammie" Samuels is the Director of The Irish-American Museum on Lemon Street in Baltimore and presents the history of an immigrant workers' community.
EP17: The Life & Times of George A. Meyers with Tim Wheeler (opens the original)
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Tim Wheeler joins the podcast to discuss his recent book No Power Greater: The Life & Times of George A. Meyers. Meyers was a prolific union organizer, the first president of the Maryland-D.C. CIO, and a prominent figure in the Communist Party USA who was imprisoned during the McCarthy-era witch hunt.
EP16: Roots of Steel with Deborah Rudacille (opens the original)
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Deborah Rootacille joins the podcast to discuss her 2010 book on Sparrows Point, Roots of Steel .
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