When the Plant Closed (w/ Carla Shultz & Laura Flanders)
Podcast |
Working People
Publisher |
Working People
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Aug 08, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:32:34

The Mylan pharmaceutical plant in Morgantown, West Virginia, has been in operation since 1965, producing low-cost generic drugs and providing good-paying jobs for generations of workers. On July 31, the plant (now owned by Viatris, Inc.) closed, upending the lives of over 1,400 workers, the economy of Morgantown, and the future of generic drug manufacturing in the U.S. In this mini-cast, we talk to Carla Shultz, who has worked at the plant for 13 years, and legendary journalist Laura Flanders, who recently reported on the plant closure on The Laura Flanders Show, about the last-ditch efforts to keep the plant open and what it will mean for working people in Morgantown and beyond if those efforts are unsuccessful. 

 

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  • Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"

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