Robert Fell discusses his career as a production worker and UAW Safety Representative at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Robert Fell tells of being hired in 1979, reaching 89 days and being laid off. He rehired in March 1981 and worked in the Trim Shop and eventually Paint Repair. He talks about being appointed as a night shift UAW Safety Rep. He describes the August 1982 fatalities, confined space entry, and safety lockout policies. He discusses everyday life in the factory, relations with management, changing perceptions of the safety department and joint UAW/GM programs.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2005-08-16
- Interviewees
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Fell, Robert
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Johnson, Linda
Coulter, Marilyn
Fedewa, John
Howard, Doreen
Fleming, Michael
Rademacher, Doug
- Subjects
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Fell, Robert
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Career changes
Industrial relations
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:21:47
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Aug. 16, 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 15506
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795273