Derrick Quinney, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Derrick tells of moving to Lansing in 1957 so his father could get a job at Fisher, growing up near the plant and being hired in August 1978. He tells about his experiences in the Body and Paint Shops, dealing with racial diversity and animosity, hazards in the plant, his union activity, and appointment to the Michigan AFL-CIO Safety Department in Lansing.
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- In Collections
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Lansing Auto Town
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-02-13
- Interviewees
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Quinney, Derrick
- Interviewers
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Smith, Jerri
Fedewa, John
Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Fleming, Michael
Rademacher, Doug
Nicholson, Earl
Judy, Gary
- Subjects
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Quinney, Derrick
Michigan State AFL-CIO
African American automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Racism in the workplace
Work environment
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:56:55
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Feb. 13, 2006 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 15552
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795320