Russel Dahlstrom discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Description:

Russ describes the hiring process where you are selected based on your size and strength, being assigned to the Body Shop where his father supervised, and eventually moving to Fisher Repair at the Oldsmobile Main Plant. Russ talks about lay offs and the Trade Readjustment Act (TRA), various pranks including spreading urethane on the supervisor's phone. He comments on friendships, hobbies, bible study groups, and general life in the factory.

Date Issued:

2006-01-03T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

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

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Automobile industry workers, Selection and appointment, Automobile industry workers, Transfer, Trade adjustment assistance, Humor in the workplace, and Automobile factories

Subject Name:

Dahlstrom, Russel and Dahlstrom, Russel

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Miscellanea

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5ks6j508