Harold E. Brown, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Harold discusses his life prior to Fisher Body, being a GM Gypsy, working in Pontiac and Flint before coming to Lansing in May 1985 and having a confrontation with his boss on the first day. Harold describes commuting a long distance to work, the 1998 Flint strike, his activity in UAW Local 1753 and Local 602 and his election as Workers Compensation and Unemployment Chair for Local 602.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2005-09-13
- Interviewees
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Brown, Harold E.
- Interviewers
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Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Howard, Doreen
Rademacher, Doug
Fleming, Michael
Berry, Kathryn
Johnson, Linda
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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Brown, Harold E.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Commuting
Interpersonal relations
Strikes and lockouts
Michigan
Michigan--Flint
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:50:19
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Sept. 13, 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 15485
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794795
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