Randal Taylor discusses his career as a production worker, skilled trades millwright and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Randy talks about being hired at AC Spark Plug Flint (which became Delphi) in May 1994 and coming to the Fisher Body Paint Shop in January 2000 as a Delphi "flow back." He discusses commuting, his apprenticeship at AC Spark Plug, millwright work, and compares Fisher to AC Spark Plug. Randy comments on the Paint Shop, critters in the plant, relations with supervisors, and the strikes in 1995 and 1998.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2005-10-05
- Interviewees
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Taylor, Randal
- Interviewers
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Rademacher, Doug
Fleming, Michael
McQuaid, Cheryl
Johnson, Linda
Howard, Doreen
Coulter, Marilyn
Fedewa, John
Smith, Jerri
- Subjects
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Taylor, Randal
Apprenticeship programs
Automobile factories
Automobile industry workers
Commuting
Interpersonal relations
Labor union members
Strikes and lockouts
Work environment
Michigan
Michigan--Flint
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:58:03
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Oct. 5, 2005 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 15574
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795339
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