Rusty Zeigler discusses his career as a production worker, UAW committeeman and member of the Bargaining Committee at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Rusty tells of being hired in August of 1976 into the Trim Shop. He describes the work, his coworkers, and how he became interested in serving on the committee. Rusty talks about situations where he had to represent workers facing discharge and other discipline. He comments on the transition to the new factory and the closing of the old Fisher Body facility in May 2005.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2006-05-02
- Interviewees
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Zeigler, Rusty
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Smith, Jerri
- Subjects
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Zeigler, Rusty
Automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Labor union members--Services for
Plant shutdowns
Work environment
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:36:21
- Venue Note
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Recorded on May 2, 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 15471
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795354
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