Wayne Nunheimer discusses his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

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Description:

Wayne Nunheimer recalls his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1945 to 1975. He talks about his father working for REO, the REO Clubhouse, the 1937 strike, the company in the post-war period, his job as a spot welder, lawnmower production, piecework and the beautiful REO Flying Cloud automobile. Nunheimer also recalls the mergers which led to the end of the company, ongoing legal battles in bankruptcy, and says how fortunate workers were to have union representation and what a positive influence the union was in the plant. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.

Date Issued:

1992-06-18T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

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

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Family, Buildings, History, Automobile industry workers, General strikes, Consolidation and merger of corporations, Automobile industry workers, Labor unions, and Influence

Subject Name:

Nunheimer, Wayne, Nunheimer, Wayne, Nunheimer, Wayne, Reo Motor Car Company, Diamond REO Trucks, Inc, Reo Motor Car Company, Reo Motor Car Company, and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, Trials, litigation, etc., and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5qr4nr1r