Rusty Zeigler discusses his career as a production worker, UAW committeeman and member of the Bargaining Committee at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Description:

Rusty tells of being hired in August of 1976 into the Trim Shop. He describes the work, his coworkers, and how he became interested in serving on the committee. Rusty talks about situations where he had to represent workers facing discharge and other discipline. He comments on the transition to the new factory and the closing of the old Fisher Body facility in May 2005.

Date Issued:

2006-05-02T00:00:00Z

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, Business agents (Labor union officials), Work environment, Labor union members, Services for, Plant shutdowns, Automobile industry workers, and Relocation

Subject Name:

Zeigler, Rusty and Zeigler, Rusty

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5hq3rz51