[John (JD) Dewitt, contract Conveyor Engineer working for Planet Corp., discusses his career and his experiences at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

JD shares his diverse career in the military and with several companies before coming to Fisher to assist with the conversion from big to small cars in 1984. JD talks about his friendship with the plant manager, the Conveyor Task Force, UAW-management relations, workforce dedication, working seven d...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: DeWitt, John (Interviewee), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Smith, Jerri (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
DeWitt, John > Interviews.
DeWitt, John.
Industrial engineering.
Industrial engineers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Conveying machinery > Michigan > Lansing > Design and construction.
Interpersonal relations > Michigan > Lansing.
Industrial relations > Michigan > Lansing.
Hours of labor > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile factories > Accidents > Michigan > Lansing.
United States > Armed Forces > Military life.
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 (28 min., 14 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
JD shares his diverse career in the military and with several companies before coming to Fisher to assist with the conversion from big to small cars in 1984. JD talks about his friendship with the plant manager, the Conveyor Task Force, UAW-management relations, workforce dedication, working seven days a week and 10-11 hours per day. He also discusses the fatal injury of a subcontractor working in the conveyor system.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15501
Playing Time:00:28:14
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, John (JD) Dewitt ; interviewers, McQuaid, Cheryl; Fleming, Michael; Howard, Doreen; Smith, Jerri; Coulter, Marilyn.
Event Details:
Recorded Nov. 2, 2005 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.