[Dorothy Stevens discusses her pioneering career as a production worker and member of the UAW Bargaining Committee at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Dorothy tells about being hired in December 1952. She describes the brutal work, working conditions, the swing shift, lack of relief and the disparate treatment of women including lower pay and no restrooms. Dorothy also tells about being the first woman to exercise her contractual rights to transfe...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Stevens, Dorothy (Interviewee), Johnson, Linda (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer), Berry, Kathryn (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Martinez, Josie (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Stevens, Dorothy > Interviews.
Stevens, Dorothy.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. > Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Women automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Women automobile industry workers > Employment > Michigan > Lansing.
Sex discrimination in employment > Michigan > Lansing.
Strikes and lockouts > Automobile industry > Michigan > Lansing.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (54 min., 28 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Dorothy tells about being hired in December 1952. She describes the brutal work, working conditions, the swing shift, lack of relief and the disparate treatment of women including lower pay and no restrooms. Dorothy also tells about being the first woman to exercise her contractual rights to transfer to a better paying job. She tells of participating in wildcat strikes over the lack of basic necessities like gloves, fountains and fans. Dorothy talks about being elected to the committee and being the lone woman in the male dominated environment. She comments on building the union hall, the need for unions, and her political activity in retirement.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15566
Playing Time:00:54:28
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Dorothy Stevens ; interviewers, Linda Johnson, Marilyn Coulter, Cheryl McQuaid, Doreen Howard, Doug Rademacher, Michael Fleming, Kathryn Berry, John Fedewa, Josie Martinez.
Event Details:
Recorded Jan. 6, 2005, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.