All Who Labor: Recent Episodes
Anna Nowalk
On the season finale of All Who Labor, Anna speaks with Seamus Dougterty, a bargaining committee member in the union representing Fordham’s Rose Hill Resident Assistants.
You can follow the union’s activity on Instagram at @fordhamraunion.
Notes:
- The stipend Fordham Rose Hill RA’s receive is specifically a tuition stipend.
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This interview was recorded on January 13th, 2024.
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In this episode (our final one focusing on Fordham Graduate Student Workers), Anna talks to theology graduate students Sadie Yates and Hillary Bylund.
Please note that this episode briefly mentions sexual harassment.
Notes:
- See the MIT Living Wage Calculator calculation for the Bronx here, and GSAS stipend information here.
- Sadie published an article on labor at Fordham in the Catholic Worker.
- You can learn more about FGSW’s at their Instagram, @fordhamgsw.
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This interview was recorded on October 23rd, 2023.
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We’re back! In this episode (our final one focusing on Fordham Faculty United), Anna talks to adjunct GSSS and FFU member Melanie Knuts.
Notes:
Anne Fernald and Steve D’Agustino’s podcast appears to have been released at the end of March, 2020.
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Melanie Knut's interview was recorded on June 16th and June 22nd, 2023.
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On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna talks with Reece Brosco, who was a member of FGSW as a Master's student at Fordham. I suspect that most members join a union to fight for better conditions and a fair contract, but the subsequent bargaining can inadvertently lead to holding an institution to its own standards. In fact, Reece's transformative Jesuit education at Fordham was itself a catalyst for his decision to join FGSW.
Find out more about FGSW at their website and on Instagram, @fordhamgsw.
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Reece Brosco's interview was recorded on May 18th, 2023.
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In this episode, Anna shares some exciting announcements!
Patreon: https://patreon.com/AllWhoLabor
IFTJ registration: https://brushfire.com/ignatiansolidaritynetwork/iftj2023/549992/details
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk discusses FGSW - Fordham's union for graduate student workers - with bargaining committee member and Fordham PhD student Nicola Forbes.
Find out more about FGSW at their website and on Instagram.
This show only covers a slice of news from the labor world. You can learn more by checking out other members of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
The opinions expressed in other network shows are not necessarily shared by the All Who Labor team.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Nicola Forbes's interview was recorded on June 20th, 2023.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk discusses Fordham Faculty United (or FFU) - Fordham's union of contingent faculty - with executive committee member and Fordham social work field advisor Ellen Lauter.
This show only covers a slice of news from the labor world. From UPS to actors and writers, there's a lot going on right now. You can learn more by checking out other members of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
The opinions expressed in other network shows are not necessarily shared by the All Who Labor team.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Ellen Lauter's interview was recorded on June 26th, 2023.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk discusses the Fordham Faculty Union (the union of contingent faculty) with one of their co-chairs, anthropology professor Dr. Diane George.
Note:
- It looks like highest minimum per course rate was $8,500 in August of 2022, a minimum that only applied to Arts and Science professors with 6 or more years under their belt. All other minimums were below $8,000: https://www.fordham.edu/media/home/departments-centers-and-offices/office-of-the-provost/pdfs/Collective_Bargaining_Agreement_for_Part_time_Bargaining_Unit_Faculty_Members.pdf
This show only covers a slice of news from the labor world. From UPS to actors and writers, there's a lot going on right now. You can learn more by checking out other members of the Labor Radio / Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
The opinions expressed in other network shows are not necessarily shared by the All Who Labor team.
Cover art by Belle Moldovan.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Diane George's interview was recorded on May 29th, 2023.
On the season 2 premiere of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk begins her exploration of recent labor activity at Fordham University with a conversation with Double Ram (2-time Fordham alum) Vanessa Rotondo about Jesuit education.
Fordham students: get involved with Fordham's mission! https://www.fordham.edu/about/living-the-mission/
For a dive into other areas of labor, including history, and conversations on current events, check out the Labor Radio / Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org/
The opinions expressed in other network shows are not necessarily shared by the All Who Labor team.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Vanessa Rotondo's interview was recorded on July 27th, 2023.
The second season of All Who Labor will be released every other week starting on July 17th. It will focus on the recent labor activity at Fordham University.
On this season finale of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Dr. Meghan Sullivan (University of Notre Dame) about Aristotle, Plato, and her book, "The Good Life Method," and Lucia Silecchia (Catholic University of America) about St. John Paul II's Laborem Exercens and the Great Resignation.
Note: this episode features discussion of 9/11.
You can read Lucia's article here.
You can purchase Dr. Sullivan's book here.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, @AllWhoLabor on Twitter, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Dr. Meghan Sullivan's interview was recorded on April 24, 2023. Lucia Silecchia's interview was recorded on April 25, 2023.
On this season finale of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Dr. Meghan Sullivan (University of Notre Dame) about Aristotle, Plato, and her book, "The Good Life Method," and Lucia Silecchia (Catholic University of America) about St. John Paul II's Laborem Exercens and the Great Resignation.
Note: this episode features discussion of 9/11.
You can read Lucia's article here.
Cover art by Belle Moldovan.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, @AllWhoLabor on Twitter, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Dr. Meghan Sullivan's interview was recorded on April 24, 2023. Lucia Silecchia's interview was recorded on April 25, 2023.
On the penultimate episode of the first season of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Ingrid Delgado about her work as a policy advisor in the Office of Domestic Social Development for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, or email me at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Ingrid Delgado's interview was recorded on March 21st, 2023.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Debbie Berkowitz (Kalmanovitz Initiative) about worker safety and Nadira Narine (Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility) about corporate responsibility.
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Questions? Comments? DM @all.who.labor.pod on Instagram, @AllWhoLabor on Twitter, or email Anna at anna.nowalk@gmail.com.
Debbie Berkowitz's interview was recorded on March 2, 2023. Nadira Narine's interview was recorded on March 22, 2023.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Br. Ken Homan (Georgetown University) about the distance between what we say we believe and how those values are lived out, particularly as it relates to the Jesuits. The conversation stretches from topics further in the past, such as slavery, to more current labor activism at universities.
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Br. Homan's interview was recorded on December 15, 2022.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Fr. Sinclair Oubre (Catholic Labor Network) about carrying on the legacy of labor priests and the complexities of labor activism. She also speaks with Nancy Conrad (Maryland Catholic Labor Network) about the Maryland Catholic Labor Network and Catholic labor activism during the pandemic.
Rerum Novarum: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html
Notes:
•After her time working at the YCW, Nancy Conrad founded and spent over a decade working in the organization that eventually became the Esperanza Center.
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Fr. Sinclair's interview was recorded on January 24, 2023. Nancy Conrad's interview was recorded on December 13, 2022.
The views expressed by guests are not necessarily shared by the All Who Labor team.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Dr. Laura Murphy (SUNY Dutchess Community College) about Monsignor John A. Ryan and Dr. Joseph McCartin (Georgetown University) about essential workers, unionization, and justice in worker compensation.
Unionization updates:
Starbucks (article from January 10, 2023): https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-corp-business-arizona-labor-unions-amazoncom-inc-5a24ff399e186a3f0da8dc8b7094e3d4
Amazon: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/business/economy/amazon-union-staten-island-nlrb.html
Other resources:
"Characteristics of Frontline Essential Workers in New York State:" https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/09/characteristics-of-frontline-workers-09-22-21.pdf
The graph Dr. McCartin discussed: https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
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Dr. Murphy's interview was recorded on December 16, 2022. Dr. McCartin's interview was recorded on December 13, 2022.
On this episode of All Who Labor, Anna Nowalk speaks with Fr. Thomas Massaro (Fordham University) about Catholic social teaching and Dr. Maria Mazzenga (Catholic University of America) about Catholic involvement in the U.S. labor movement.
Notes:
- Raymond McGowan took over for John A. Ryan in the Social Action Department. He was then succeeded by George Higgins.
- Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker movement with Peter Maurin. John Cort was one of a group of people who founded the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists.
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Fr. Massaro's interview was recorded on October 17, 2022. Dr. Mazzenga's interview was recorded on December 14, 2022.
All Who Labor is a new podcast, hosted by Anna Nowalk, exploring Catholic responses to labor issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. New episodes released every other Monday, starting on January 30th, 2023.
Sound bite from Dr. Maria Mazzenga
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Special thanks to the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture