{"id":1925578,"date":"2021-06-09T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostcoast.video\/blog\/episode-121-bust-the-union-busting-with-alex-from-floyd-county-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:08:20","slug":"episode-121-bust-the-union-busting-with-alex-from-floyd-county-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostcoast.video\/blog\/episode-121-bust-the-union-busting-with-alex-from-floyd-county-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 121: Bust the Union-Busting! (with Alex from Floyd County)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1925578-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/2b6fb26a-5132-48fe-854e-5ea329ae0c4b.mp3?aid=16bb854d-fe8e-49b5-86d2-e8969e6a158d.mp3&#038;_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/2b6fb26a-5132-48fe-854e-5ea329ae0c4b.mp3?aid=16bb854d-fe8e-49b5-86d2-e8969e6a158d.mp3\">https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/2b6fb26a-5132-48fe-854e-5ea329ae0c4b.mp3?aid=16bb854d-fe8e-49b5-86d2-e8969e6a158d.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1>Episode Notes<\/h1>\n<p>The animators at Floyd County Productions, the animation studio in Atlanta that produces Archer, have started a union. Rachel chops it up with Alex, an animator, about the union and how them and their coworkers are building collective power. 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