Samuel Warren, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Sam recounts being born in Little Rock, AR, graduating high school in Kansas City, MO. and being hired at Fisher in February 1969. Sam describes the Body Shop as hot, dirty, and smoky. By contrast Sam says Trim Shop was paradise. He was drafted into U.S. Army after three months at Fisher and accrued seniority while he served. Sam talks about his union involvement, Black Men in Unions, service as Recreation and Conservation chair, and the Local 602 picnic.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-01-09
- Interviewees
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Warren, Sam
- Interviewers
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Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Judy, Gary
Smith, Jerri
- Subjects
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Warren, Samuel
United States. Army
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
African American automobile industry workers
Armed Forces--Military life
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Industrial recreation
Work environment
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:09:11
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Jan. 9, 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 15583
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795346