Quirino (Sal) Salazar, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Sal describes his childhood in Texas as a farm laborer, his Army and National Guard experience, and work in the plant cafeteria before being hired by Fisher in October 1968. He describes factory life, jobs he did, pranks, relations with coworkers and supervisors, and his role in the change to a team based system. Sal talks about his family connections to GM and his active social life in and outside the plant.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2005-12-07
- Interviewees
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Salazar, Quirino
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Howard, Doreen
Coulter, Marilyn
- Subjects
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Salazar, Quirino
Armed Forces--Military life
Automobile industry workers
Career changes
Families
Hispanic American labor union members
Humor in the workplace
Interpersonal relations
Leisure
Michigan--Lansing
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:59:43
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Dec. 7, 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 15594
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795328
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