Don Davis discusses his career in General Motors and specifically as a maintenance manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Don tells of being hired in 1962 at Flint Chevrolet, AC Spark Plug and describes his first years and Army service. He talks about his educational accomplishments and entering skilled trades in 1982. Don explains why he declined to go on management several times and why he has always respected the union. He comments on the Flint strikes, wildcats, the differences between Flint and Lansing, UAW-management relations differences, females in skilled trades, and the 1984 change to small cars in Lansing.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2005-12-19
- Interviewees
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Davis, Don
- Interviewers
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Howard, Doreen
Coulter, Marilyn
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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Davis, Don
United States. Army
Academic achievement
Armed Forces--Military life
Automobile industry workers
Automobile industry workers--Labor unions
Career development
Industrial relations
Middle managers
Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry
Michigan
Michigan--Flint
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:52:46
- Venue Note
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Recorded Dec. 19, 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 15498
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794810
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