Diane Archer discusses her career as a skilled trades woman and maintenance supervisor at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Diane describes being hired at Chevrolet in Flint, entering skilled trades as a woman apprentice, becoming a UAW journeyman pipe fitter, supervising a maintenance crew, and eventually transferring to Fisher Body Lansing. Diane discusses previous union and nonunion work experience, sexism issues, relations with male tradesmen and management peers.
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2005-11-10
- Interviewees
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Archer, Diane
- Interviewers
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Rademacher, Doug
Fedewa, John
Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Howard, Doreen
Fleming, Michael
- Subjects
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Archer, Diane
Apprentices
Career development
Interpersonal relations
Sexism
Women automobile industry workers
Women labor union members
Work environment
Michigan
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:09:57
- Venue Note
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Recorded Nov. 10, 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 15453
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6793932
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