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- In a free-flowing interview, Bruce McAttee discusses his career as a union official for the United Auto Workers and his activity in the Democratic party. McAttee talks about joining the UAW International staff, internal union politics, becoming the director of the union's Community Action Program, and the UAW's political fundraising efforts. McAttee says that the demise of Buick in Flint was due, at least in part, to the militant activism of that city's UAW local and General Motors' desire to neutralize the union. McAttee is interviewed by retired Michigan State University Professor of Labor Studies John Revitte who also talks about his career, political activity, and time as MSU's faculty grievance officer.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-08-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Marta describes her life as a Cuban American immigrant, her family, the hiring process and her first day in the factory in August 1977. Marta comments on Latino culture, the treatment of women, sexism, sexual harassment, life on the night shift, her UAW involvement and elected offices and community activity. She also talks about special assignments on new product launches.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Nacho tells of being hired in 1965 after being a migrant worker in Michigan and Minnesota. Chano tells of being hired in 1970 to earn money to buy a car. Both men tell of their first days in the plant, placement on tough jobs, discrimination, language difficulties, the 1970 strike and the UAW.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dean Poggiali, president of UAW Local 724 in Lansing, Michigan, talks about his career, his immigrant parents, and taking courses at Michigan State University as he rose in the union ranks. Poggiali also talks about how his union works with multiple employers and multiple bargaining units, the history of manufacturing suppliers in the Lansing area, how union membership fluctuates with market swings, his involvement with the United Way in mid-Michigan, and various union leaders he has worked with. The interview is conducted by MSU Professor John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-02-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Parma, OH. Biden thanks the UAW for their support when he first ran for the Senate in Delaware and explains why Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for president. He also criticizes Republican nominee Donald Trump for his economic policies and his lack of foreign policy experience. Biden deals with a heckler criticizing him about Iraq.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing autoworker Gary Watson, president of UAW Local 652, discusses his career at the General Motors Oldsmobile Main Plant in Lansing, MI. He talks about being born near Lansing, starting at the GM Fisher Body plant in 1957, moving to Oldsmobile after a series of layoffs and recalls, becoming a journeyman tinsmith and active in the union, efforts to desegregate the skilled trades, and bringing women into the trades. Watson also talks about being a local president, training new committee people, teaching existing members about unionism and the UAW, how his local and the international UAW function, how decisions are made, and why the union conducts political action efforts, and community projects. Watson is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Robert Fell tells of being hired in 1979, reaching 89 days and being laid off. He rehired in March 1981 and worked in the Trim Shop and eventually Paint Repair. He talks about being appointed as a night shift UAW Safety Rep. He describes the August 1982 fatalities, confined space entry, and safety lockout policies. He discusses everyday life in the factory, relations with management, changing perceptions of the safety department and joint UAW/GM programs.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-08-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Richard recalls walking along Verlinden St. and having the workers call names from the windows at which point Richard and his friends threw rocks and mud at the windows. He talks about the gardens, running track in the parking lot, and life in the neighborhood. Richard remembers the UAW organizing in 1936-37. He discusses racism in the factories and the union and meeting Walter Reuther.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Ruben Martinez, director of the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University, and MSU professor Daniel Vélez Ortiz, deliver a talk entitled "Latino auto workers : from the margin to the core." Martinez describes their research project which looks at auto workers of Latino heritage, their transition from migrant and seasonal work to industrial jobs, and the dramatic rise in their standard of living. Ortiz talks about what brought Latinos to Michigan, their experiences, association with the United Auto Workers, participation in the Flint Sit-down strike, how they maintained their cultural heritage, and how auto industry jobs came to successive generations. They answer questions from the audience. The speakers are introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and cosponsored by Chicano/Latino Studies, the Julian Samora Research Institute, and the Lansing Stewardship Community/Motorcities - The Automobile National Heritage Area. Part of Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Mike recalls being hired in October 1985 after working for many years as an AFL contract painter. He describes a painter's duties, the differences between AFL and UAW, benefits and wages, and why he decided to come to Fisher. Mike talks about the generosity of coworkers, relations with supervisors, inefficiencies, combining trades and eliminating painters, and the Lansing work ethic.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection