[Robert Fell discusses his career as a production worker and UAW Safety Representative at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Robert Fell tells of being hired in 1979, reaching 89 days and being laid off. He rehired in March 1981 and worked in the Trim Shop and eventually Paint Repair. He talks about being appointed as a night shift UAW Safety Rep. He describes the August 1982 fatalities, confined space entry, and safety l...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Fell, Robert (Interviewee)
McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer)
Johnson, Linda (Interviewer)
Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer)
Fedewa, John (Interviewer)
Howard, Doreen (Interviewer)
Fleming, Michael (Interviewer)
Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Fell, Robert > Interviews.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Fell, Robert.
Automobile industry and trade.
Career changes > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile factories > Michigan > Lansing > Safety measures.
Automobile factories > Accidents > Michigan > Lansing.
Industrial relations > Michigan > Lansing.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. > Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
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Local Note:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (21 min., 47 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software

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