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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... more
FAQs about Maryland Labor History:How many episodes does Maryland Labor History have?The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.
April 21, 2026EP8: Dave Kotelchuck on the Red Scare in BaltimoreBill Barry interviews Dave Kotelchuck on the Red Scare in Baltimore....more27minPlay
April 13, 2026EP7: Angie Luvara on the Luke Mill StrikeBill Barry interviews sociologist and historian Angie Luvara on the 1919 Luke Mill Strike in Luke, Maryland. Luvara, an Assistant Professor of sociology at Frostburg State University, examines the widely forgotten, yet important, strike as part of a larger research project on the history of policing Applachian labor movements....more23minPlay
April 10, 2026EP6: Alexis Cathcart on Interracial Working Class Solidarity in BaltimoreBill Barry interviews historian Alexis Cathcart on interracial working class solidarity in 19C-20C Baltimore. Alexis is a PhD candidate in history at Morgan State University whose dissertation addresses Black southern migrants and radical politics in the 20th century. ...more30minPlay
March 27, 2026EP5: Craig G Simpson on the Crisfield Crab Pickers StrikeBill Barry interviews historian Craig G Simpson on the monumental Crisfield, Maryland Crab Pickers Strike of 1938....more20minPlay
March 17, 2026EP4: Shawn Gladden on the Baltimore CaulkersBill Barry interviews historian Shawn Gladden on Baltimore's free Black ship caulkers — skilled workers who built one of the most effective labor unions in 19th-century America. The conversation covers the racial and economic landscape of 19C Baltimore, including the legacies of Frederick Douglass and Isaac Myers....more25minPlay
March 06, 2026EP3: Len Shindel on the Strike That Changed Maryland's Wilderness CountyBill Barry interviews historian and author Len Shindel about the monumental 1970 Garrett County strike, which was the longest public worker strike in U.S. history.Order his book here via Hardball Press. ...more30minPlay
February 07, 2026EP2: Baltimore Teachers UnionHistorian Bill Barry interviews Baltimore Teachers Union members Mike Pesa, Patrice Pilgrim, Cristina Duncan-Evans, and Koli Tengella about their recent article on the history of the BTU. Read the article here: https://baltimoreteachers.org/90-years/....more34minPlay
January 15, 2026EP1: Interview with Longshoreman Thurman WenzlBill Barry interviews Thurman Wenzl about his experience in the labor movement as a Baltimore longshoreman as part of the Maryland250 Labor History podcast series. To learn more about the project, or to get involved, visit us at md250laborhistory.org....more35minPlay
FAQs about Maryland Labor History:How many episodes does Maryland Labor History have?The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.