Retired Michigan State University professor Dorothy McMeekin talks about her involvement in faculty unionizing
Dorothy McMeekin, retired professor of Natural Science at Michigan State University, recalls her involvement in faculty unionizing efforts at MSU in the 1970s and 1980s. McMeekin talks about working with a group affiliated with the Michigan Education Association, collecting union membership cards, faculty who supported or resisted union representation, teaching in old Kedzie Hall, gender pay disparity on campus, and running afoul of MSU President Cecil Mackey. She is interviewed by retired MSU Professor of Labor Studies John Revitte.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2015-02-23
- Interviewees
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McMeekin, Dorothy, 1932-
- Interviewers
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Revitte, John
- Subjects
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McMeekin, Dorothy, 1932-
Michigan State University
College teachers
College teachers' unions
Michigan
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:27:39
- Venue Note
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Recorded 2015 February 23.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 42811
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13421616
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