[Marilyn Coulter, an African American, discusses her career as a production worker and union activist at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Marilyn tells of being hired in September 1978 right out of high school. She describes working in the Trim Shop with few women on the day shift. Marilyn describes common initiations to factory life. She talks about tag relief, mass relief, contract supervisors, check pools, gate collections, dinners...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewee), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Coulter, Marilyn > Interviews.
Coulter, Marilyn.
Coulter, Marilyn > Political activity.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. > Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
African American automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Women labor union members > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Diversity in the workplace > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile factories > Michigan > Lansing > Miscellanea.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Miscellanea.
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 (70 min., 24 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Marilyn tells of being hired in September 1978 right out of high school. She describes working in the Trim Shop with few women on the day shift. Marilyn describes common initiations to factory life. She talks about tag relief, mass relief, contract supervisors, check pools, gate collections, dinners, and her UAW activity and being elected as Civil Rights Chair. Marilyn talks about her community involvement with the NAACP and A Philip Randolph.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15493
Playing Time:01:20:24
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Marilyn Coulter ; interviewers, Doreen Howard, Cheryl McQuaid.
Event Details:
Recorded on Nov. 22, 2005, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.