[Denny and Maggie Cox discuss their involvement in labor union activities].

Denny Cox discusses his career as a production worker and UAW committeeman at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI. Maggie Cox discusses her career as a UAW Local 602 secretary and member of OPIEU Local 42. Denny talks about getting hired in October 1963, his varied jobs, his union activity and posi...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Cox, Denny (Interviewee), Cox, Maggie (Interviewee), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Smith, Jerri (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
Subjects:
Cox, Denny > Interviews.
Cox, Maggie > Interviews.
Cox, Denny.
Cox, Maggie.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. > Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Labor unions.
Labor union members > Services for > Michigan > Lansing.
Racism in the workplace > Michigan > Lansing.
Sexism > Michigan > Lansing.
Interpersonal relations.
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 (61 min., 43 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Denny Cox discusses his career as a production worker and UAW committeeman at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI. Maggie Cox discusses her career as a UAW Local 602 secretary and member of OPIEU Local 42. Denny talks about getting hired in October 1963, his varied jobs, his union activity and positions as elected committeeman and UAW Job Placement Coordinator. He describes placing restricted workers on jobs, racism and sexism, and relations with managers in and out of the factory.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15593
Playing Time:01:01:43
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Denny Cox, Maggie Cox ; interviewers, McQuaid, Cheryl; Fedewa, John; Smith, Jerri; Coulter, Marilyn .
Event Details:
Recorded on Jan. 23, 2006, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.