https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-work-place-in-progress--6030986
Cover Image: "The Manufacture of Iron - Tapping the Furnace." From Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1873. L1982-20_05, 19th and Early 20th Century Labor Prints, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/6565/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.

Theme Music: "Flowers" by Yrii Semchyshyn]]>enEducationCopyright Shannon Finckhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bd40352f83978e905ff6d079d66bdc98.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-work-place-in-progress--6030986Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:46:36 +0000Shannon FinckShannon Finckfeeds@spreaker.comWritten and produced by Honors English 1103 students at Georgia State University in partnership with the Southern Labor Archives, this podcast explores labor issues, histories, and activism, past and present. Cover Image: "The Manufacture of Iron -...
Cover Image: "The Manufacture of Iron - Tapping the Furnace." From Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1873. L1982-20_05, 19th and Early 20th Century Labor Prints, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/6565/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.

Theme Music: "Flowers" by Yrii Semchyshyn]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-ai-a-threat-a-history-of-workplace-automation--69330724
Cover Photo by ⁠Tanner Boriack⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330724Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:46:36 +0000Shannon FinckFrom the introduction of new farm tools to factory machines to AI automation has been changing jobs, and it remains so essential to a discussion about work. This episode highlights various angles of automation through to the contemporary AI...
Cover Photo by ⁠Tanner Boriack⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1127ai,automation,history,technologyclean610fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/working-without-coverage--69330675
Photo by ⁠National Cancer Institute⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330675Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:41:55 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode showcases the importance of healthcare/insurance access, addressing the ways employer-based insurance coverage shapes the daily lives and choices of women in the U.S.Cover Photo...
Photo by ⁠National Cancer Institute⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1117benefits,healthcare,labor,workersrightsclean69fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gender-bias-in-status-professions--69330644
Cover Photo by ⁠Maarten van den Heuvel⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330644Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:39:30 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode brings together our artifacts and articles to show how gender inequality isn’t random or isolated; it’s patterned and deeply rooted. We start with Virginia Valian’s Sex, Schemas, and Success which helps explain how small, unconscious...
Cover Photo by ⁠Maarten van den Heuvel⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1181doctor,gender,inequality,lawyer,pay gapclean68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-worm-in-the-apple-how-a-lack-of-resources-is-killing-education--69330640
Cover Photo: "Demonstrators with signs, 'Save Our Best Teachers': AJC-5." L1991-13_01_11_002, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20458/rec/96. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330640Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:37:34 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode focuses on the decline in the number of teachers, mainly due to intricate work environments, lack of resources, and unfair compensation. Using archives and personal anecdotes to explore the contrast of working conditions then and now,...
Cover Photo: "Demonstrators with signs, 'Save Our Best Teachers': AJC-5." L1991-13_01_11_002, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20458/rec/96. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>1268funding,resources,teachers,teachingclean67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-the-classroom-teachers-and-the-fight-to-be-heard--69330630
Cover Photo: "Four Men Standing at the Front of a Classroom," L1991-13_01_22_007, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330630Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:35:45 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode, “More Than the Classroom: Teachers and the Fight to Be Heard,” Kayla and Amari talk about the court case “Conrad v. Atlanta Board of Education” and the importance of a teacher’s voice within our society. They look further into the...
Cover Photo: "Four Men Standing at the Front of a Classroom," L1991-13_01_22_007, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>985activism,censorship,politics,teachers,teachingclean66fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-biomedical-innovation-transformed-nursing-labor--69330594
Cover Photo by ⁠Rohit Choudhari⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330594Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:33:49 +0000Shannon FinckAlex and Treni'D take you on a journey through nursing history from the 1940s to now using artifacts from the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University. Our big question is simple but heavy. How did biomedical innovation reshape nursing...
Cover Photo by ⁠Rohit Choudhari⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>2109ai,biomedicalscience,medicine,patientcareclean65fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-unions-weld-us--69330562
Cover Photo by ⁠Georgia Mashford⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330562Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:31:24 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode of a “Work Place in Progress”, Gabrielle Dodd and Milton Cervantes take the listener into a journey through time, comparing the past and present working conditions of welders and demonstrating how Unions can, and do make a drastic...
Cover Photo by ⁠Georgia Mashford⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1592advocacy,labor,safety,union,weldingclean64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-pressure-the-welfare-state-by-plumbers-for-plumbers--69330547
Cover Photo by ⁠Unseen Histories⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330547Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:29:14 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode brings to light the hidden history of worker-run healthcare, community care, and solidarity in the plumbing industry and the plumbers who built it. Cover Photo...
Cover Photo by ⁠Unseen Histories⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1049labor,mutualaid,plumbers,unionclean63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/of-maids-and-mops-the-value-of-domestic-workers--69330397
Cover Photo: Jimmy Carter with Bolden. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330397Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:26:47 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode covers the struggles of U.S. domestic workers and the fleeting recognition that they received after advocating for themselves. It also examines the legacy of Dorothy Bolden and her work as an activist and advocate for domestic workers....
Cover Photo: Jimmy Carter with Bolden. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.]]>889activism,advocacy,domesticwork,laborclean62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-work-small-hands-child-labor-through-time--69330301
Cover Photo: "Child Mill Workers." Fulton Bag & Cotton Mill Strike Photographs, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330301Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:24:12 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode of A Work(place) in Progress shows us the struggles and ongoing reality of child labor. We were able to explain and utilize archival photographs and historical records that demonstrate how children worked long and tiring hours throughout...
Cover Photo: "Child Mill Workers." Fulton Bag & Cotton Mill Strike Photographs, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>1153childlabor,labor,mill,workersclean61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weight-of-what-we-throw-away--69330267
Cover Photo by ⁠Catgirlmutant⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330267Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:20:33 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode, Angel and India dive into the Savannah Garbage Incinerator, a place that didn't just pollute the environment but put workers and nearby communities at real risk. They bring together historical documents, a Sierra Club report, news...
Cover Photo by ⁠Catgirlmutant⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1282environment,labor,safety,sanitation,workplaceclean58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/battle-in-the-skies-patco-vs-washington--69330015
Cover Photo by ⁠Edward Lawrence⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330015Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:18:13 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode sheds light on the origins of PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (1968), specifically the working conditions controllers faced. Listeners will gain an understanding of how the PATCO strike of 1981 developed,...
Cover Photo by ⁠Edward Lawrence⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1020airtraffic,atc,patco,strike,unionclean57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dialing-in-the-fight-for-fair-work--69330009
Cover Photo by ⁠David Arrowsmith⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69330009Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:15:55 +0000Shannon FinckIn episode six of this podcast, Sarah and Chanell take their time to explore the telecommunication industry. In their episode they dive into the history of this industry and the birth of Communications Workers of America. This is the union for this...
Cover Photo by ⁠David Arrowsmith⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>933activism,labor,telecommunications,workersclean56fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cost-of-a-hero-firefighters-fair-pay-and-the-southern-struggle--69329997
Cover Photo by Matt C on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69329997Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:13:49 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode of A Work(place) in Progress explores the economic contradiction of the "Essential Worker" through a 1966 document from the Southern Labor Archives. It dissects a Marietta Fire Fighters proposal that exposed the "Lockheed Gap," where...
Cover Photo by Matt C on Unsplash.]]>1044essentialworkers,firefighters,labor,lockheed martinclean55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/braceros-hands-that-fed-america--69329991
Cover Photo: "Man with United Farm Workers Flag." L1991-13_01_03_006, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69329991Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:09:43 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode of A Work(place) in progress, Bhargavi and Asia dissect an archive from the Southern Labor Archives at GSU from 1955 which summarized the current outlook on legislation regarding both migrant and nonimmigrant farm work in the U.S. They...
Cover Photo: "Man with United Farm Workers Flag." L1991-13_01_03_006, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>1220bracero,farm,food,laborclean54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/protected-time-why-we-should-expand-fmla--69329977
Cover Photo by ⁠OPPO Find X5 Pro⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69329977Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:07:54 +0000Shannon FinckThis podcast opens with Imari and Mayson asking the audience if they know what the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is, how it affects their lives, and introducing our main argument on how it should be expanded or revised. They go on to share...
Cover Photo by ⁠OPPO Find X5 Pro⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1217benefits,fmla,healthcare,workersclean53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-silences-a-fight-for-equality-in-the-military--69329771
Cover Photo by ⁠Sara Rampazzo⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69329771Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:05:06 +0000Shannon FinckOn this episode of A Work(place) in progress, Jamel and Timothy discuss the story of Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated Vietnam veteran who bravely challenged the U.S military's anti-gay ban on service members in the 1970s. His courage...
Cover Photo by ⁠Sara Rampazzo⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1218discrimination,equality,lgbtqia,militaryclean52fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-desk-the-toll-on-women--69329716
Cover Photo: O'Neal, Tracy. "J. O. Moore and J. W. Giles at OPEIU Banquet." L1974-29_65, J. W. Giles Papers, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69329716Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:01:17 +0000Shannon Finck"Behind the Desk: The Toll on Women" was inspired by the 1985 US Department of Labor Office of Secretary, Women's Bureau of Publication, titled "Women and Office Automation Issues for the Decade Ahead." This episode talks about clerical work for...
Cover Photo: O'Neal, Tracy. "J. O. Moore and J. W. Giles at OPEIU Banquet." L1974-29_65, J. W. Giles Papers, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Accessed 6 January 2026.]]>1178ai,clerical,vdt,women,workclean51fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-it-be-a-union--63334564
Cover Photo: "Striking workers with signs, 'On Strike for Justice.'" L1991-13_03_13_003, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20474/rec/33. Accessed 13 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334564Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:59 +0000Shannon FinckThis final episode will take a deeper dive into labor unions by uncovering some common myths, considering examples of failed and successful unions, and examining whether it’s possible to achieve a perfect workplace. Observing court cases, conflicts,...
Cover Photo: "Striking workers with signs, 'On Strike for Justice.'" L1991-13_03_13_003, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20474/rec/33. Accessed 13 December 2024.]]>1493labor,nonunion,union,workclean410fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-silent-struggle-exploitation-in-the-teaching-profession--63334507
Cover Photo: "Teacher with children." L1991-13_04_07_009, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20770/rec/1. Accessed 16 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334507Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:52 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode, Angie, Nataly, and a special guest shed light on the urgent need for reform in the k-12 education sector and beyond. Despite being the foundation of our educational system, teachers frequently endure working conditions that would be...
Cover Photo: "Teacher with children." L1991-13_04_07_009, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/20770/rec/1. Accessed 16 December 2024.]]>1215exploitation,labor,teaching,workclean49fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loaded-labor-fear-violence-and-the-burdens-of-a-woman-s-work--63334466
Cover Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-red-candles-on-white-surface-6837561/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334466Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:44 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode analyzes two case studies from the Southern Labor Archives that illustrate the heightened risks women face in certain medical-professional contexts: first, a grievance filed by a woman working in psychiatric care, and second, a news...
Cover Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-red-candles-on-white-surface-6837561/]]>1065gender,labor,violence,workclean48fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cleaning-up-after-managerial-negligence--63334456
Cover Photo by Wendelin Jacober: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-mask-graffiti-on-wall-1411419/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334456Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:36 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode examines the complications and hazards that Hazmat workers and first responders face regularly. Beginning with an analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, based on the Joan O. King Papers, and moving on to discuss more recent and more local...
Cover Photo by Wendelin Jacober: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-mask-graffiti-on-wall-1411419/]]>1063hazmat,labor,riskmanagement,workclean47fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-takeoff-to-landing-the-struggle-of-air-traffic-controllers--63334407
Cover Photo by Nikita Grishin: https://www.pexels.com/photo/airplane-on-a-runway-10406140/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334407Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:29 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode discusses the working conditions of air traffic controllers and the long history of mental health and chronic stress associated with this sector of the aviation industry. Using stories from the archives to illustrate common (and some...
Cover Photo by Nikita Grishin: https://www.pexels.com/photo/airplane-on-a-runway-10406140/]]>962airline,aviation,labor,workclean46fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/food-for-thought-the-bloody-past-and-present-of-meatpacking--63334319The Jungle (1906), but the issues depicted in Sinclair’s work—grueling work, undercompensated labor, and risk of injury—continue well into the present day. Juanita and Jay follow two threads of focus: the overarching history and depiction of the meatpacking industry and its labor issues and a case study on the Sioux Falls John Morrell & Co. meatpacking plant.

Cover Photo: "Rose Hill Poultry Company strikers." L1975-41_04, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Local 525 (Asheville, N.C.), Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1363/rec/19. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334319Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:22 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode exposes the history of meatpacking in the United States and the specific labor issues associated with meatpackers. The industry has been synonymous with labor issues dating as far back as Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle (1906), but the issues...The Jungle (1906), but the issues depicted in Sinclair’s work—grueling work, undercompensated labor, and risk of injury—continue well into the present day. Juanita and Jay follow two threads of focus: the overarching history and depiction of the meatpacking industry and its labor issues and a case study on the Sioux Falls John Morrell & Co. meatpacking plant.

Cover Photo: "Rose Hill Poultry Company strikers." L1975-41_04, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, Local 525 (Asheville, N.C.), Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1363/rec/19. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>992injury,labor,meatpacking,workclean45fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invisible-threats-carcinogens-in-the-workplace--63334279
Cover Photo: "Steel furnaces at Atlantic Steel Company, Atlanta, Georgia." L1985-11_021, Labor Photographs, United Steelworkers of America, District 35 records, L1985-11, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/3934/rec/71. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334279Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:13 +0000Shannon FinckManufacturing and factory workers are supporting pillars of our economy, yet they face serious job-related health risks and hazards, such as exposure to harmful chemicals, injuries from heavy machines, and loss of hearing due to loud noises. This...
Cover Photo: "Steel furnaces at Atlantic Steel Company, Atlanta, Georgia." L1985-11_021, Labor Photographs, United Steelworkers of America, District 35 records, L1985-11, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/3934/rec/71. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>1002carcinogens,hazards,labor,manufacturing,workclean44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-lights-go-out--63334276
Cover Photo by Juan Salamanca: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-across-beige-red-open-sports-stadium-during-daytime-61143/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334276Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:06 +0000Shannon FinckEpisode three focuses on the exploitation of professional athletes, specifically in the NFL and the MLB. Pranav and Timy explain the significance of labor activism in this field, the importance of unions, and how advocating and fighting for players’...
Cover Photo by Juan Salamanca: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-across-beige-red-open-sports-stadium-during-daytime-61143/]]>1432labor,sports,unions,workclean43fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/breaking-character-women-in-theater--63334232Bonus: There's a sing-a-long!

Cover Photo: "Front lobby of the Fox Theater." L1991-13_04_13_004, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/19363/rec/3. Accessed 16 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334232Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:57 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode amplifies the achievements of women in Georgia’s theater scene and highlight a key figure, Maria Irene Fornes. Fornes, a dramatist and feminist playwright who was interested in exposing the patriarchy and its effects on women in her...Bonus: There's a sing-a-long!

Cover Photo: "Front lobby of the Fox Theater." L1991-13_04_13_004, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/19363/rec/3. Accessed 16 December 2024.]]>892labor,theater,women,workclean42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-behind-the-camera--63334190
Photo by Brett Sayles: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-people-taking-photos-2479958/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63334190Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:50 +0000Shannon FinckIn the first episode of season four, Mckenzie and Da’Nasia peer into the limelight to uncover the exploitative practices common within the music industry. Covering public infringement on artists’ personal lives as well as the dangling promise of fame...
Photo by Brett Sayles: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-people-taking-photos-2479958/]]>1081celebrity,fans,labor,privacy,workclean41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/writers-rights--63322160
Cover Photo by Suzy Hazelwood: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-view-of-an-old-typewriter-3604571/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322160Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:40 +0000Shannon FinckIn the final episode of this season, Josh and Ralph take on the ongoing impact of Hollywood Writers’ Strikes. The conditions of writers have changed by leaps and bounds over past decades, but there is still room to improve. By focusing on the history...
Cover Photo by Suzy Hazelwood: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-view-of-an-old-typewriter-3604571/]]>1155contract,labor,strike,work,writersclean39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/copyrights-royalties-and-ai--63322058
Cover Photo: "Sparky Rucker." L1991-13_01_06_005, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/22515/rec/54. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322058Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:31 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode scrutinizes copyright and royalties in the music industry and how the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) complicates the use rights and protections extended to artists and their work. Using historical contacts found in the...
Cover Photo: "Sparky Rucker." L1991-13_01_06_005, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/22515/rec/54. Accessed 12 December 2024.]]>1445ai,contract,copyright,labor,music,workclean38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sex-work-is-work--63322055
Cover Photo by Kaboompics.com: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-holding-shoes-5713304/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322055Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:23 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode informs viewers about the mistreatment that sex workers face at (and because of) their jobs, as well as the history of sex work and changing societal perspectives about the sex industry overall. Olivia and Faith discuss the potential...
Cover Photo by Kaboompics.com: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-holding-shoes-5713304/]]>2173labor,sex,union,workclean37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/labor-rights-and-reproductive-rights--63322052
Cover Photo by Brett Sayles: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-and-white-shot-of-people-protesting-12523711/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322052Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:11 +0000Shannon FinckAbortion has long been a heavily debated, sensitive topic that returns lately to the forefront of policies and politics. Dedicating their episode to this subject, Summaya and Darrian point out the ways in which abortion access is a labor issue, too....
Cover Photo by Brett Sayles: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-and-white-shot-of-people-protesting-12523711/]]>1248abortion,access,labor,reproductive,workclean36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pregnancy-discrimination-in-the-workforce--63322039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63322039Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:21:00 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode focuses on pregnancy discrimination in the workforce, presenting real-life cases, identifying discriminatory policies, and the considering the experiences of those affected. Hosts Yaasmeen, Aisha, and Zakirah highlight the systemic...1452discrimination,labor,pregnancy,workclean35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-overlooked-work-of-pre-k-and-daycare-teachers--63321845
Cover Photo by Pavel Danilyuk: https://www.pexels.com/photo/boy-in-orange-shirt-playing-on-the-floor-8422207/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63321845Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:20:49 +0000Shannon FinckChildcare workers are expected to find fulfillment without recognition or fair compensation for their work apart from the emotional connections and devotion they feel for the children they care for. This devaluation of traditionally women’s work has...
Cover Photo by Pavel Danilyuk: https://www.pexels.com/photo/boy-in-orange-shirt-playing-on-the-floor-8422207/]]>1098childcare,daycare,labor,teachers,workclean34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nursing-exodus--63321835
Cover Photo: "Woman watches while nurse measures something." L1991-13_01_26_008, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/22782/rec/13. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63321835Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:20:39 +0000Shannon FinckNursing is a vast field, with many opportunities and specialties, but also various labor issues. This episode discusses nursing shortages due to lack of pay and insufficiency of resources. Len and Taniya base their episode on an artifact from the...
Cover Photo: "Woman watches while nurse measures something." L1991-13_01_26_008, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/22782/rec/13. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>1600crisis,labor,nursing,shortage,workclean33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/threads-of-impact--63321811
Cover Photo: "African American woman working in a textile plant, Tennessee, circa late 1970s." L1992_11_91, Box 14, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Memphis-Jackson Joint Board records, L1992-11, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/4245/rec/6. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63321811Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:20:30 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode emphasizes connections between the clothes we wear and the people who make them. Sydney and Jadyn discuss their work in the Southern Labor Archives, taking a look at the lives of garment workers in the 1930s, and connect their stories to...
Cover Photo: "African American woman working in a textile plant, Tennessee, circa late 1970s." L1992_11_91, Box 14, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Memphis-Jackson Joint Board records, L1992-11, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/4245/rec/6. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>1345consumerism,fashion,garment,globalization,labor,workclean32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/textile-tension--63321779
Cover Photo: "Nanny Washburn at an anti-Nixon demonstration in Atlanta." L1991-13_04_19_007, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/21942/rec/1. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63321779Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:20:16 +0000Shannon FinckIn the first episode of Season 3, Paige, Reginis, and Celisse present excerpts from the oral history of textile worker and labor activist, Nanny Leah Washburn, connecting her experiences as a textile worker to the present-day textile workers. There...
Cover Photo: "Nanny Washburn at an anti-Nixon demonstration in Atlanta." L1991-13_04_19_007, Series 4: Photographs, 1940-1985, Southern Conference Educational Fund, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta, Georgia. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/21942/rec/1. Accessed 11 December 2024.]]>1356labor,textiles,washburn,workclean31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-labor-of-love-and-social-justice--57941125
Image courtesy of Georgia State University Library's Archives and Special Collections]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57941125Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:20:00 +0000Shannon FinckIn this final episode, Shannon Finck, Lisa Vallen, and Em Gates discuss the Southern Labor Archives, Writing Across the Curriculum at GSU, and the design and development of this Honors ENGL 1103 course. Image courtesy of Georgia State University...
Image courtesy of Georgia State University Library's Archives and Special Collections]]>1949archives,composition,labor,teaching,workclean28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hidden-creativity-industry--57948148
Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57948148Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:19:23 +0000Shannon FinckThere is a hidden, and often overlooked side of the creativity industry, ranging from entertainment industry to the artistic industry, there is unseen and unnoticed labor. However, one of the similarities in these fields is the disadvantages,...
Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash.]]>1818art,film,labor,museum,workclean27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/raising-the-curtain-on-women-in-theater--57947772
Photo by Javad Esmaeili on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57947772Fri, 08 Dec 2023 03:14:34 +0000Shannon FinckIn “Raising the Curtain on Women in Theater”, Jayda Holsey, Lily Jolles, and Cedriyana Simmons first detail the emergence of the feminist theater movement. They then transition to uncover an artifact hidden only within the GSU archives, bringing to...
Photo by Javad Esmaeili on Unsplash.]]>1377film,labor,theater,women,workclean26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-comparative-history-of-airline-strikes--57947681
Photo by ⁠Lukas Souza⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57947681Fri, 08 Dec 2023 02:46:53 +0000Shannon FinckScott, Mahi, and DeAngelo researched the history of labor in the aviation industry. They first look into the PATCO strikes of 1981 and examined them and their picketing protests for better conditions. They compare these strikes to today’s aviation...
Photo by ⁠Lukas Souza⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠.]]>1223airline,labor,safety,strike,workclean25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evaluating-the-evaluators--57947435
Cover Photo: "Southern Summer School for Workers." L2001-05_112, Ross Photo Album - Labor Photos (1940s-1950s) [folder 2 of 2], Organizing and Arbitration, 1930-1955, M. H. Ross Papers, L2001-05, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/2250/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57947435Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:41:59 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode, Brittany and Ethan explore the historical change of teacher evaluations by focusing into Mary Lou Romaine's experiences in the 1970’s Georgia education system. We highlight differences between past and current teacher qualifications,...
Cover Photo: "Southern Summer School for Workers." L2001-05_112, Ross Photo Album - Labor Photos (1940s-1950s) [folder 2 of 2], Organizing and Arbitration, 1930-1955, M. H. Ross Papers, L2001-05, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/2250/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>1264evaluations,georgia,labor,teachers,workclean24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resilience-in-scrubs-moving-through-the-continuous-healthcare-strikes-in-georgia--57947238
Photo by De an Sun on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57947238Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:02:36 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode is hosted by Prince Azaan-Wells and Ore Olayinka. The episode focuses on the struggle that Georgia's healthcare workers faced throughout the early 1900s. Healthcare workers went on strike as a way to advocate for better wages, benefits,...
Photo by De an Sun on Unsplash.]]>1189georgia,healthcare,hospital,labor,strikeclean23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/overworked-and-underappreciated-the-reality-of-nursing--57946234
Cover Photo: "Kentucky Nurses Association Nursing Exhibit." L1978-20_01, Kentucky Nurses Association Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1616/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57946234Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:03:23 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode considers the widespread phenomenon of burnout among healthcareworkers, particularly in the case of nurses and for women in the profession especially. The hope of this podcast is to raise awareness to the problems affecting nurses and...
Cover Photo: "Kentucky Nurses Association Nursing Exhibit." L1978-20_01, Kentucky Nurses Association Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1616/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>1551burnout,labor,mentalhealth,nursing,workclean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-the-deal-with-the-ufw--57946070A Work(place) in Progress, Sadik, Eva, and Hannah discuss the UFW. The United Farm Workers was a union founded by Cesar Chavez to fight against mistreatment by their employers. The UFW tried plenty of things to try and obtain better working conditions such as sending Chavez on a trip around Europe to gather support from foreign nations, organizing strikes, and staying strong even while they were beaten by the police. However, the UFW eventually had a falling out with Chavez, many of the union members disagreed with how they should move forward as a union. In our podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of the UFW and how we can learn from their mistakes to inform unions in the future.

Photo: Moore, Jacob Ridgeway, "Steers with Boys at Grist Mill." L1984-59_06, Faceville, Georgia, Photographs, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1819/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57946070Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:31:36 +0000Shannon FinckIn the first episode of season two of A Work(place) in Progress, Sadik, Eva, and Hannah discuss the UFW. The United Farm Workers was a union founded by Cesar Chavez to fight against mistreatment by their employers. The UFW tried plenty of things to...A Work(place) in Progress, Sadik, Eva, and Hannah discuss the UFW. The United Farm Workers was a union founded by Cesar Chavez to fight against mistreatment by their employers. The UFW tried plenty of things to try and obtain better working conditions such as sending Chavez on a trip around Europe to gather support from foreign nations, organizing strikes, and staying strong even while they were beaten by the police. However, the UFW eventually had a falling out with Chavez, many of the union members disagreed with how they should move forward as a union. In our podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of the UFW and how we can learn from their mistakes to inform unions in the future.

Photo: Moore, Jacob Ridgeway, "Steers with Boys at Grist Mill." L1984-59_06, Faceville, Georgia, Photographs, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1819/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>1400farm,labor,organizing,union,workclean21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-ai-really-that-bad-the-history-of-automation-and-the-future-of-ai--57941052
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57941052Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:25:50 +0000Shannon FinckIn the final episode of season one, Alex Hess, Harshini Mahesh, and Maymuna Sabree discuss automation and AI’s relationship to labor by unpacking a 1964 speech by a Representative for the International Association of Machinists titled “America’s...
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash.]]>1660ai,automation,future,labor,workclean18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-word-at-a-time-writers-of-the-industry--57941015
Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57941015Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:23:21 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode starts with a history of the first large union in the entertainment industry, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. It talks about how the union started and how it ended up with over 170,000 members today. It then...
Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash.]]>1044actors,allied,labor,strike,writersclean17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pregnancy-paychecks-and-progress--57945642
Photo: "Switchboard Operators for Georgia Continental Telephone Company." L1972-22_14, J. B. Pate Papers, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1142/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57945642Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:20:00 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode, Emily, Gloria, and Liauna delve into the topic of women's rights concerning motherhood and its impact on their professional lives. Their conversation explores the hurdles confronted by pregnant individuals in the workplace, unveiling...
Photo: "Switchboard Operators for Georgia Continental Telephone Company." L1972-22_14, J. B. Pate Papers, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/1142/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>523discrimination,labor,pregnancy,women,workclean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/journals-of-refugee-women--57961450
Cover photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57961450Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:10:00 +0000Shannon FinckThis episode, titled "Journals of Refugee Women: History of Immigrants and Women of Color in the Workforce," centers on inequality for women of color, immigrants, and refugees in the workforce. Using a reference from Georgia State University’s...
Cover photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash.]]>976discrimination,labor,refugee,women,workclean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-carl-owens-cracked-the-barrel--57940894
Photo: "Man and Woman at Restaurant." L1980-16_010, Labor Photographs, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Central North Carolina Joint Board Records, L1980-16, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/2358/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57940894Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:05:00 +0000Shannon FinckIn this episode of "A Workplace in Progress," hosts Jessie, Joelle, and Allie candidly share their personal experiences with exploitation and discrimination in service industry jobs. The narrative then shifts to the historical account of Cracker...
Photo: "Man and Woman at Restaurant." L1980-16_010, Labor Photographs, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Central North Carolina Joint Board Records, L1980-16, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta, https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/2358/rec/1. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>1370georgia,labor,restaurant,service,workclean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-i-d-s-acquired-inferences-on-disease-stigma-how-disease-impacts-labor-and-communities--57940792Kate and Tafara's episode examines how disease can marginalize certain groups of people and, in turn, impact labor. With the use of the archival pamphlets “What is HIV Infection and What is AIDS,” “AIDs and the Law,” and “When AIDs Comes Home,” these hosts look at the HIV/AIDs panic and connect what we find to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. On top of having to go through treatments and physical hardships, discrimination created by these diseases made it extremely hard for those affected by it to get and keep jobs. The question they aim to answer is: how does a stigmatized disease impact employer and community relationships?

Cover photo by the National Cancer Institute on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57940792Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:05:00 +0000Shannon FinckKate and Tafara's episode examines how disease can marginalize certain groups of people and, in turn, impact labor. With the use of the archival pamphlets “What is HIV Infection and What is AIDS,” “AIDs and the Law,” and “When AIDs Comes Home,” these...Kate and Tafara's episode examines how disease can marginalize certain groups of people and, in turn, impact labor. With the use of the archival pamphlets “What is HIV Infection and What is AIDS,” “AIDs and the Law,” and “When AIDs Comes Home,” these hosts look at the HIV/AIDs panic and connect what we find to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. On top of having to go through treatments and physical hardships, discrimination created by these diseases made it extremely hard for those affected by it to get and keep jobs. The question they aim to answer is: how does a stigmatized disease impact employer and community relationships?

Cover photo by the National Cancer Institute on Unsplash.]]>1777aids,covid,hiv,stigma,workplaceclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-chains-to-incarceration--57940655
Cover photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57940655Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:05:00 +0000Shannon FinckIn this compelling episode, Lizbeth and Rachel delve into the history of the convict labor system that is built on a past of slavery and "chain gangs" which transformed into the convict leasing system. The discussion presents diverse perspectives on...
Cover photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash.]]>1323convict,labor,prison,slavery,workclean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/steelwork-shenanigans--57961484
Cover Photo: Frenzeny, Paul and Jules Tavernier, "The Manufacture of Iron - Tapping the Furnace," Harper's Weekly, November 1873, L1982-20_05, 19th and Early 20th Century Labor Prints, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, ⁠https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/4073/rec/1⁠. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57961484Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000Shannon FinckEpisode One, "Steelwork Shenanigans," is about problems with trust and authority in the steelwork industry. Laila, Shrutika, and Marciara use artifacts in GSU's Southern Labor Archives to talk about the Taft-Hartley Act, what that meant for workers,...
Cover Photo: Frenzeny, Paul and Jules Tavernier, "The Manufacture of Iron - Tapping the Furnace," Harper's Weekly, November 1873, L1982-20_05, 19th and Early 20th Century Labor Prints, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, ⁠https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/4073/rec/1⁠. Accessed 5 December 2023.]]>1225communication,labor,steelworkers,styles,unionclean11full