Renida (R.T.) Taylor discusses her career as a production worker and member of the UAW Bargaining Committee at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:: R.T. recalls her family and life in Endicott, NY, coming to Lansing with her new husband in 1972, being laid off from her job and standing in the rain with her sister for six hours to apply at Fisher before being hired in March 1981. She comments on the Trim Shop, coworkers, supervision, liking second shift, and her union activism. R.T. talks about her duties as a committee person and bargaining committee member, grievance handling, and the contract.
Date Issued:: 2006-01-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing
Subject Topic:: Career in automobile industry and trade, Family, Women automobile industry workers, Business agents (Labor union officials), Career changes, Applications for positions, Work environment, and Collective labor agreements
Subject Name:: Taylor, Renida, Taylor, Renida, Taylor, Renida, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.), and Bargaining Committee
Subject Genre:: Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5cv4bs0x