Donald and Doreen Brown discuss their careers as production workers and UAW members at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Don talks about his union activity and experiences as the Chair of the Bargaining Committee, collection of union dues, and strikes. He met Caesar Chavez, Walter Reuther and Doug Frasier. Doreen talks about the experiences of women in the plant, building the Local 602 Union Hall, and changes observed between 1950 and 1984.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2005-12-14
- Interviewees
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Brown, Donald
Brown, Doreen
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Smith, Jerri
Fleming, Michael
Howard, Doreen
Rademacher, Doug
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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Brown, Donald
Brown, Doreen
Brown, Donald, 1954-
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Automobile industry workers
Labor leaders
Labor union members
Michigan--Lansing
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:42:32
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Dec. 14, 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 15484
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794369