James (Jimmy) Howlett, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Jimmy recalls being hired in February 1970 in the Body Shop. He describes being petrified and having to find restrooms and the cafeteria by himself. Jimmy talks about the 1970 strike for 30 and Out. He speaks of his transfer to Environmental Services and participating in bowling and billiard leagues with hourly and salaried coworkers.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2005-10-10
- Interviewees
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Howlett, James
- Interviewers
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Howard, Doreen
McQuaid, Cheryl
Smith, Jerri
- Subjects
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Howlett, James
Automobile factories
Automobile industry workers
Industrial recreation
Labor union members
Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:28:55
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Oct. 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 15523
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795291