Lyle McFadden, an African American, discusses his 40-year career as a UAW production worker and plant security officer at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Lyle describes growing up in the neighborhood near Fisher, being hired in November 1956 and his first day on the wet deck. He reflects on segregation in the plant, the swing shift, and changeover. Lyle talks about transferring to Security in 1966, describes the duties, interactions with workers, strikes, and the 1982 deaths in the Paint Department. He also discusses GM's decision to outsource plant security to Pinkerton. Lyle also discusses his other passion - coaching baseball.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-01-26
- Interviewees
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McFadden, Lyle
- Interviewers
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Coulter, Marilyn
McQuaid, Cheryl
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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McFadden, Lyle
African American automobile industry workers
African American labor union members
Baseball--Coaching
Career changes
Contracting out
Discrimination in employment
Police, Private
Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry
Work environment
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:05:47
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Jan. 26, 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 15536
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795306
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