Donald and Doreen Brown discuss their careers as production workers and UAW members at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Description:

Don talks about his union activity and experiences as the Chair of the Bargaining Committee, collection of union dues, and strikes. He met Caesar Chavez, Walter Reuther and Doug Frasier. Doreen talks about the experiences of women in the plant, building the Local 602 Union Hall, and changes observed between 1950 and 1984.

Date Issued:

2005-12-14T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, United States, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Career in automobile industry and trade, History, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Labor leaders, Women automobile industry workers, and Employment

Subject Name:

Brown, Donald, Brown, Doreen, Brown, Donald, Brown, Doreen, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, and Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5qn5zb6v