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- John Revitte, Michigan State University Professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations, presents some of the research he and Ken Germanson have conducted looking at the Allied Industrial Workers union and their relationships with the UAW-AFL, the UAW-CIO, and additional research he hopes to conduct into the stories of the parts supplier industries and the AIW. Germanson introduces Revitte and several others join the conversation. Revitte asks for their assistance to find memorabilia of the unions and coaches them on where to look. They reminisce about some high and low points in the unions and some of the past and present struggles faced by workers.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-05-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Lebanese representative Charles Malik calls to order the 771st Plenary Session of the U.N. General Assembly and calls on Nepali delegate P. B. Shah to speak. The session is interrupted by a screaming Indian agitator.
- Date Issued:
- 1958-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Mike describes being hired in December of 1970, working in the Body Shop, meeting his wife, friendships, and union activity. Mike also discusses the launch of the J-car and the degree of worker involvement in job setup making it the best launch ever in GM.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Connie talks about being hired in 1972 and working in Sanitation and Trim, being laid-off in June 1973 and quitting to care for her child. She rehired straight into skilled trades in April 1985 with a journeyman's card from her time with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Connie recalls being one of only a few women in the trades, relations with bosses and coworkers, life in the factory, and social time. Connie comments on her family ties to GM and her union activity.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-08-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Eileen Nortman talks about her brief tenure at the REO Motor Car Company in Lansing, MI. Nortman describes growing up in Williamston, Mi, starting at REO in 1943, at the age of 17 and leaving in 1945 to join the Navy. She talks about shop conditions, her jobs at REO, car-pooling, gas rationing, and women working in the plant, and how she and other women got along with male employees. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1979-11-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a speech from the East Room of the White House, President Clinton pushes for passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Cites earlier speakers: Economist Paul Samuelson, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, President Jimmy Carter.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-11-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lenin speaks to the Red Army and to the Socialist worker and the peasants as a foundation for the new Soviet state.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Roosevelt compares the Republican and Democratic parties to the Progressive party, gives his opinion of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and Mr. Archbold of the Standard Oil Company, describes the "Abyssinian Treatment" of Standard Oil, and defends his policies regarding the Progressive movement.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection