A Work(place) in Progress

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 har...

In 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 Barrel's discriminatory practices, particularly against LGBTQ+ employees. The hosts recount instances of discrimination and the challenges faced, highligh...

Episode 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, and times when it wasn’t followed or being respected. This episode also acknowledges the work of Paul L Styles, one of the pioneers of the industry, a...