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1. Karel (Frizz) Taborsky discusses his career as a UAW skilled trades electrician and a GM maintenance manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Karel discusses his childhood in the neighborhood near Fisher, how he got his nickname, his time in the U.S. Army, and hiring into Fisher in July 1971. Frizz talks about being hired straight into the apprentice program, being paid to learn, women on trades and life in the factory. He discusses his move to supervision and the culture difference between Oldsmobile and Fisher Body during the corporate restructuring in the mid 1980s.
Date Issued:
2006-05-13T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

2. Lue (Loo) Sudduth, an African American, discusses his 35-year career as a UAW production worker and GM manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Lue talks about being hired in November 1954 and going to the Paint Shop. He discusses becoming a paint mixer and being one of the first blacks put on supervision. Lue talks about the technical duties of paint mix, swing shifts, women in the plant, and his family.
Date Issued:
2005-12-07T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

3. Lue (Loo) Sudduth, an African American, discusses his 35-year career as a UAW production worker and GM manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Lue talks about being hired in November 1954 and going to the Paint Shop. He discusses becoming a paint mixer and being one of the first blacks put on supervision. Lue talks about the technical duties of paint mix, swing shifts, women in the plant, and his family.
Date Issued:
2005-12-07T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

4. Karel (Frizz) Taborsky discusses his career as a UAW skilled trades electrician and a GM maintenance manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Karel discusses his childhood in the neighborhood near Fisher, how he got his nickname, his time in the U.S. Army, and hiring into Fisher in July 1971. Frizz talks about being hired straight into the apprentice program, being paid to learn, women on trades and life in the factory. He discusses his move to supervision and the culture difference between Oldsmobile and Fisher Body during the corporate restructuring in the mid 1980s.
Date Issued:
2006-05-13T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection