Marlene Hester discusses her career as a production worker, material handler and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Marlene recalls being hired in August 1978 and hurting for two weeks. She talks about various jobs, supervisors and coworkers. Marlene describes sexism and bias. She describes material handling and being one of very few women driving fork trucks, receiving little training, and the hazards.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-02-16
- Interviewees
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Hester, Marlene
- Subjects
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Hester, Marlene
Automobile industry workers
Automobile industry workers--Training of
Forklift trucks
Materials handling
Personal injuries
Sexism
Women automobile industry workers
Women labor union members
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:02:13
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Feb. 16, 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 15521
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795289
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