Lansing Auto Town

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Lansing Auto Town delivers the immediacy of the recorded voice of the men and women who worked within the automobile assembly industry. Prominently featured are members and employees of the United Auto Workers Local 602, Fisher Body, and Diamond REO assembly plants in Lansing, Michigan.

This online collection offers the opportunity to listen to the ordinary, the extraordinary, the wit and candor of these men and women as they discuss experiences and perceptions about factory work, labor and management relations, corporations, the community, and motivations for union activism.

Funded in part by: www.motorcities.org

Joseph Abraham discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI — *Joseph Abraham discusses his career as a produc...*

William Almy discusses his career as a skilled trades toolmaker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI — *William Almy discusses his career as a skilled ...*

Johnny L. Anthony, an African American, discusses his career as a skilled trades millwright and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI — *Johnny L. Anthony, an African American, discuss...*

Diane Archer discusses her career as a skilled trades woman and maintenance supervisor at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI — *Diane Archer discusses her career as a skilled ...*

Rosalind Wright, an African American, discusses her career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI — *Rosalind Wright, an African American, discusses...*