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

Description:: Lyle tells of being hired in August 1976 and being assigned to the Trim Shop. He tells of working on weld integrity in Quality Control, of meeting his wife, his love of music and he even plays his harmonica. Lyle also discusses the difference between hourly and salaried people, the BOC talent show, his union activity and his job as plant tour guide.
Date Issued:: 2005-12-15T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing
Subject Topic:: Career in automobile industry and trade, Family, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Automobile factories, Quality control, Music as recreation, Wage payment systems, and Industrial recreation
Subject Name:: Birchman, Lyle, Birchman, Lyle, and Birchman, Lyle
Subject Genre:: Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5w08wg6z