Sam McGhee, an African American, discusses his career as UAW production worker and plant security officer at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Description:

Sam tells of being hired in May 1971 and being put on "the worst job" - welding wheelhouses. He tells of transferring to Security seven months later. Sam talks about his duties dealing with strikes, discharges, occasional fights, and describes an industrial accident in 1982 that claimed the lives of three men. He tells about GM outsourcing Security to Pinkerton and his last years before retirement.

Date Issued:

2005-12-12T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Career in private security services, Automobile industry workers, Police, Private, Labor union members, Career changes, Automobile factories, Security measures, Automobile factories, Accidents, and Contracting out

Subject Name:

McGhee, Sam, McGhee, Sam, and McGhee, Sam

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55d8nf5r