James (Jimmy) Howlett, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:: Jimmy recalls being hired in February 1970 in the Body Shop. He describes being petrified and having to find restrooms and the cafeteria by himself. Jimmy talks about the 1970 strike for 30 and Out. He speaks of his transfer to Environmental Services and participating in bowling and billiard leagues with hourly and salaried coworkers.
Date Issued:: 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing
Subject Topic:: Career in automobile industry and trade, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Automobile factories, Strikes and lockouts, Automobile industry, Automobile industry workers, Transfer, and Industrial recreation
Subject Name:: Howlett, James and Howlett, James
Subject Genre:: Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Miscellanea
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5zw18s6g