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1. Donald Perry discusses his career as a production worker, booth cleaner, maintenance oiler, and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing MI

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Don discusses being hired in 1972, getting laid off, and joining the Air Force. He returned to Fisher as a booth cleaner. Don discusses safety procedures and training and comments on the death of three booth cleaners in 1982. Don transferred to Oiler and he describes their work, factory life as a maintenance worker, overtime, the Emergency Response Team, and his community involvement.
Date Issued:
2006-01-27T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

2. Victor Voisinet discusses his career as a production and material handling worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Vic recalls being hired in March 1964, working day shift, the size of plant, and the amount of supervisor control. He comments on the 1964 and 1970 strikes, lay offs, working in the Material Department, just in time stock, and his community activities.
Date Issued:
2005-12-12T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

3. Art Luna, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW Local 602 President at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Art discusses being hired in May 1981 into the lead solder booth in the Body Shop. A third generation Fisher worker, Art comments on his community service, union activism, his rise to local union office, and describes the duties of a UAW President.
Date Issued:
2005-08-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

4. Rudolfo (Rudy) Reyes, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Rudy talks about being hired, quitting, and being hired again in April 1969 and his father's resistance to Rudy working at Fisher. He describes a variety of jobs, work on the second shift, his union activity, union community service and his passion for helping people, achieving elected office in Local 602, and the strike in 1970.
Date Issued:
2005-08-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

5. Rosalind Wright, an African American, discusses her career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Roz talks about being hired in 1979, working 87 days and being laid off and getting rehired in March 1981. Roz tells about her involvement in Employee Participation Groups, the Paint Discovery Team, Ergonomics, ADAPT program, the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership, and her union activity.
Date Issued:
2006-05-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

6. Art Luna, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW Local 602 President at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Art discusses being hired in May 1981 into the lead solder booth in the Body Shop. A third generation Fisher worker, Art comments on his community service, union activism, his rise to local union office, and describes the duties of a UAW President.
Date Issued:
2005-08-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

7. Rudolfo (Rudy) Reyes, a Hispanic American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Rudy talks about being hired, quitting, and being hired again in April 1969 and his father's resistance to Rudy working at Fisher. He describes a variety of jobs, work on the second shift, his union activity, union community service and his passion for helping people, achieving elected office in Local 602, and the strike in 1970.
Date Issued:
2005-08-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

8. Rosalind Wright, an African American, discusses her career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Roz talks about being hired in 1979, working 87 days and being laid off and getting rehired in March 1981. Roz tells about her involvement in Employee Participation Groups, the Paint Discovery Team, Ergonomics, ADAPT program, the Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership, and her union activity.
Date Issued:
2006-05-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

9. Donald Perry discusses his career as a production worker, booth cleaner, maintenance oiler, and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing MI

Description:
Don discusses being hired in 1972, getting laid off, and joining the Air Force. He returned to Fisher as a booth cleaner. Don discusses safety procedures and training and comments on the death of three booth cleaners in 1982. Don transferred to Oiler and he describes their work, factory life as a maintenance worker, overtime, the Emergency Response Team, and his community involvement.
Date Issued:
2006-01-27T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

10. Victor Voisinet discusses his career as a production and material handling worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Vic recalls being hired in March 1964, working day shift, the size of plant, and the amount of supervisor control. He comments on the 1964 and 1970 strikes, lay offs, working in the Material Department, just in time stock, and his community activities.
Date Issued:
2005-12-12T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection