Frank Dryer discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
- Description:
- Frank tells of being hired in August 1969 and working in the cushion room. He recalls receiving a copy of the union contract on his first day, the 1970 strike for 30 and Out, living on strike pay of $25 a week, and performing picket duty. Frank tells how he became a substance abuse counselor for the GM/UAW Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and how he has appreciated the union.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z
- 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, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Strikes and lockouts, Automobile industry, Labor unions, Strike benefits, Labor union members, and Services for
- Subject Name:
- Dryer, Frank and Dryer, Frank
- Subject Genre:
- Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews
- Language:
- English
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- URL:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5js9h801