Carl and Hallie Foster talk about the good and the bad of Newburgh, Indiana. Having been a welder for most of his life, Carl Foster, reflects on the time he got sick while on the job. He had gotten cancer and had to be fed intravenously for six months. While he was out sick, the company did not compensate him. When asked about his hobby of growing banana trees, a true calm and passion takes over his personality, as noticed by Studs Terkel.

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Discussing steelworkers and interviewing Ed Sadlowski of the United Steelworkers of America and Ted Smolarek.

This is the Labor Day Program. The newsboy doesn't mind his job except when dealing with people who are mean to him or when people owe him money. The farmer recalls being so poor he was born in a cotton sack out in the farm fields because his parents couldn't afford a hospital stay. The waitress has been serving people for 24 years. She said she needed money quickly and cash tips came in handy. The truck driver likes his job because he says it's something different everyday and there's a sense of accomplishment with what he does.

Julia Koscis discusses living as a single parent family in 1940's Chicago. She discusses her three sons and their working and daily life. She also discussed meeting her second husband.

Discussing "The Story of 77" with Oliver Harvey, Mary Ellen Kent, Lucy Bug and Pete Brandon.