[The Fisher Body Old Crates, a group of women who retired from salaried clerical jobs at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI, offer a female perspective of work in the factory during careers spanning five decades].

Though never UAW members, they discuss their job responsibilities, promotions and work relations with male employees and managers. They describe disparate treatment including being forced to quit when they became noticeably pregnant, restrictions on women smoking and other double standards.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fisher Body Old Crates (Interviewee), United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
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Local Note:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (47 min., 55 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Though never UAW members, they discuss their job responsibilities, promotions and work relations with male employees and managers. They describe disparate treatment including being forced to quit when they became noticeably pregnant, restrictions on women smoking and other double standards.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15495
Playing Time:00:47:55
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewees, Shirley Sanborn, Genevieve Tresdwell, Judy Devers, Marge Morey, Joyce Burch, Nora MacKenzie, Lillian Matter, Bernia Parr, Tressie Hotchkiss, Lorraine Lietzka, Florence Jeffery, Elizabeht White ; interviewer, Rademacher, Doug.
Event Details:
Recorded on Jan. 12, 2006, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.