[Diane Archer discusses her career as a skilled trades woman and maintenance supervisor at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Diane describes being hired at Chevrolet in Flint, entering skilled trades as a woman apprentice, becoming a UAW journeyman pipe fitter, supervising a maintenance crew, and eventually transferring to Fisher Body Lansing. Diane discusses previous union and nonunion work experience, sexism issues, rel...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Archer, Diane (Interviewee), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Archer, Diane > Interviews.
Archer, Diane.
Women automobile industry workers > Michigan > Interviews.
Women labor union members > Michigan > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Career development > Michigan.
Apprentices > Michigan.
Sexism > Michigan.
Work environment > Michigan.
Interpersonal relations > Michigan.
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 (69 min., 57 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Diane describes being hired at Chevrolet in Flint, entering skilled trades as a woman apprentice, becoming a UAW journeyman pipe fitter, supervising a maintenance crew, and eventually transferring to Fisher Body Lansing. Diane discusses previous union and nonunion work experience, sexism issues, relations with male tradesmen and management peers.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15453
Playing Time:01:09:57
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Diane Archer ; interviewers, Doug Rademacher, John Fedewa, Marilyn Coulter, Cheryl McQuaid, Doreen Howard, Michael Fleming.
Event Details:
Recorded Nov. 10, 2005, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.