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Vivian Adams discusses the reasons behind the Mormon Church's stance against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The discussion includes the beliefs of the Church regarding the roles of men and women, as well as the history and music of the Mormon Church.
Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, and Fay Williams talk about the rapid and repetitive work they do inspecting Hanes tee shirts. Without a union to protect them, the women said they are treated like animals. They all suffer from tendonitis but the company refuses to acknowledge that their suffering is from work on the job.
Laurel Snyder describes to Studs Terkel her journey into prostitution and her involvement in the organization COYOTE, which advocates for the rights of sex workers and the decriminalization of prostitution.
Jane Stern discusses her book "Trucker: A Portrait of the Last American Cowboy" and the life, culture, and myths of truck drivers. Studs plays "Hard Travelin'" - Woody Guthrie (1944) and “Convoy” - C. W. McCall (1975). This program includes an excerpt from an interview with a truck driver named Paul Deitch.
Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple talks with Studs about her documentary "American Dream" and the battle fought and lost by union workers in Austin, Minnesota during the mid-80s. They set the backdrop in the small, tight-knit community that Hormel Foods had such a profound impact on, how the UFCW international union declined to support the local union, the gripping dynamics between family members who crossed picket lines, and the healing that occurred when the film was screened in the town several years later.