Herbert Heinz discusses his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

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Description:

Herbert Heinz talks about his career as an electrician at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1951 to 1974. He discusses REO products, plant safety issues, exporting trucks around the world, and the union and various labor actions. Heinz also recounts management abuses and irregularities, alleging that managers used REO workers to build their cottages in Northern Michigan and that as the plant died at the time of the 1975 bankruptcy, managers began stripping parts and equipment from the plant. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.

Date Issued:

1993-03-16T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, and Michigan

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Corrupt practices, Automobile industry workers, Reo trucks, Automobile factories, Safety measures, Exports, Automobile industry workers, Labor unions, Labor disputes, and Unfair labor practices

Subject Name:

Heinz, Herbert, Heinz, Herbert, Reo Motor Car Company, Diamond REO Trucks, Inc, and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5pr7mv20