[Kirk (Shorty) Alexander discusses his career at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Shorty tells of being hired in April 1963 after several rejections for being too tall. He talks about being lost in the plant, working in Body Shop, Trim Shop and finally in Paint. Shorty relates several humorous incidents of day-to-day life in Fisher including his relationships with coworkers, mana...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Alexander, Kirk (Interviewee), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer), Johnson, Linda (Interviewer), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Alexander, Kirk > Interviews.
Alexander, Kirk.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Labor union members > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Automobile industry workers > Selection and appointment > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Transfer.
Interpersonal relations > Michigan > Lansing.
Humor in the workplace > 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 (113 min., 50 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Shorty tells of being hired in April 1963 after several rejections for being too tall. He talks about being lost in the plant, working in Body Shop, Trim Shop and finally in Paint. Shorty relates several humorous incidents of day-to-day life in Fisher including his relationships with coworkers, managers and the UAW and describes the day a vendor's car was buried in the coal pile.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15472
Playing Time:01:53:50
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Kirk (Shorty) Alexander ; interviewers, Doreen Howard, John Fedewa, Marilyn Coulter, Cheryl McQuaid, Michael Fleming, Linda Johnson, Doug Rademacher.
Event Details:
Recorded on Sept. 16, 2005, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.