Gerald (Jerry) Taylor discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Jerry talks about being hired in April 1968, his first day in the Paint Shop, hazards in the paint booths and life in the factory. Jerry comments on public perceptions of factory workers, his union activity and his responsibilities as Workers Compensation Chair.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-01-26
- Interviewees
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Taylor, Gérald
- Interviewers
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Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Fedewa, John
Fleming, Michael
- Subjects
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Taylor, Gérald
Automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Workers' compensation claims
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:14:12
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Jan. 26, 2006 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15573
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795338