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- Description:
- Barbara talks about her career prior to being hired in July 1981. She describes her duties at Fisher covering vacationing salaried workers, walking the shop floor and developing rapport with the UAW production workers. Barb talks about becoming the plant manager's executive secretary and working for four plant managers - three men, one woman, the front office culture, how the reorganization to BOC was received, the many transfers and reassignments, and the Oldsmobile/BOC talent show.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Shirley talks about being hired in July 1949 as a material control clerk and being treated badly. She comments on how few women were in the plant mostly working in payroll. Shirley describes her work, the challenges, disparate pay, the Women's Club store and charities, the corporate reorganization to BOC and the animosity between Oldsmobile and Fisher managers. She also comments on the positive effect a UAW contract would have on salaried compensation.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Shirley talks about being hired in July 1949 as a material control clerk and being treated badly. She comments on how few women were in the plant mostly working in payroll. Shirley describes her work, the challenges, disparate pay, the Women's Club store and charities, the corporate reorganization to BOC and the animosity between Oldsmobile and Fisher managers. She also comments on the positive effect a UAW contract would have on salaried compensation.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Barbara talks about her career prior to being hired in July 1981. She describes her duties at Fisher covering vacationing salaried workers, walking the shop floor and developing rapport with the UAW production workers. Barb talks about becoming the plant manager's executive secretary and working for four plant managers - three men, one woman, the front office culture, how the reorganization to BOC was received, the many transfers and reassignments, and the Oldsmobile/BOC talent show.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection