Lyle Birchman discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Lyle tells of being hired in August 1976 and being assigned to the Trim Shop. He tells of working on weld integrity in Quality Control, of meeting his wife, his love of music and he even plays his harmonica. Lyle also discusses the difference between hourly and salaried people, the BOC talent show, his union activity and his job as plant tour guide.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2005-12-15
- Interviewees
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Birchman, Lyle
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Smith, Jerri
Fleming, Michael
Coulter, Marilyn
Rademacher, Doug
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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Birchman, Lyle
Automobile industry workers
Families
Industrial recreation
Labor union members
Music as recreation
Wage payment systems
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:43:04
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Dec. 15, 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 15479
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794364