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1. Wendell "Rocky" Wright discusses his career as a production worker and GM manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Rocky recalls moving to Lansing at age 15 from Kentucky and being hired in June 1963, working ten and eleven hour shifts, participating in a wildcat strike in 1966 over gloves and receiving discipline. Rocky joined management in 1968 and discusses his relations with UAW officials. He built a replica of the Fisher Coach for a parade. Rocky comments on being transferred to Oldsmobile in 1985 following the corporate reorganization to BOC.
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2006-05-02T00:00:00Z
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Michigan State University. Libraries
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

2. Wendell "Rocky" Wright discusses his career as a production worker and GM manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

Description:
Rocky recalls moving to Lansing at age 15 from Kentucky and being hired in June 1963, working ten and eleven hour shifts, participating in a wildcat strike in 1966 over gloves and receiving discipline. Rocky joined management in 1968 and discusses his relations with UAW officials. He built a replica of the Fisher Coach for a parade. Rocky comments on being transferred to Oldsmobile in 1985 following the corporate reorganization to BOC.
Date Issued:
2006-05-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection