[Gerald (Jerry) Taylor discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Jerry talks about being hired in April 1968, his first day in the Paint Shop, hazards in the paint booths and life in the factory. Jerry comments on public perceptions of factory workers, his union activity and his responsibilities as Workers Compensation Chair.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Taylor, Gérald (Interviewee), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
Subjects:
Taylor, Gérald > Interviews.
Taylor, Gérald.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Paint shops > Health aspects.
Automobile industry workers > Public opinion.
Automobile industry workers > Services for > Michigan > Lansing.
Workers' compensation claims.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Online Access:
Connect to: Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (74 min., 12 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
Description
Summary:
Jerry talks about being hired in April 1968, his first day in the Paint Shop, hazards in the paint booths and life in the factory. Jerry comments on public perceptions of factory workers, his union activity and his responsibilities as Workers Compensation Chair.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15573
Playing Time:01:14:12
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Gerald (Jerry) Taylor ; interviewers, Marilyn Coulter, Cheryl McQuaid, John Fedewa, Michael Fleming.
Event Details:
Recorded on Jan. 26, 2006 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.