Baltimore Museum of Industry

We’ll go On the Record with a Baltimore Museum of Industry curator to preview a new exhibit on the modern labor movement.

We go On the Record to hear about two exhibits: One captures the feel of turn of the century bars and the role they played in Baltimore neighborhoods. The other highlights the work of women art makers-- debunking the illusions of a male dominated art history.

During the pandemic, Baltimore City Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services workers were on the frontlines providing meals every day to families in need.

'Food for Thought' brings the images and voices of Baltimore City Public School food service workers to the forefront.

Hear how the Baltimore Museum of Industry illustrates the rise and fall of industry giant Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point. Plus a former employee describes why jobs at the plant were a shot at the American Dream.

What does the story of Sparrows Point have to teach us today? What lessons are worth remembering as we look ahead to an uncertain economic future? This episode, we look at the shift from manufacturing to distribution jobs, the decline of unions, and the pitfalls of nostalgia.

By the mid-20th century, Bethlehem Steel was the biggest steel company in the US. It was an industrial giant that seemed too powerful to fail. But in 2001, it declared bankruptcy, decimating retirees’ pensions and health benefits. In this episode, we examine how the empire collapsed, and we bear witness to the aftermath.

Back in the third episode of this series (Hard Fought Negotiations), we introduced you to Eddie Bartee, Jr. and after he heard the episode, he got in back in touch to share some feedback. In this bonus episode, we hop on the phone with Mr. Bartee for a candid conversation about what’s been said – and what hasn’t been said – in our telling of the Sparrows Point story so far

In the 1970s, Bethlehem Steel was forced by a federal consent decree to start hiring women in all operational departments, and at Sparrows Point, a brave…

A unionized workforce was never part of the original plan at Sparrows Point. Neither was racial equity.