[Randy Thayer discusses his career in General Motors and the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI as assistant plant manager].

Randy recalls being hired in June 1973 at age 17 for summer work before he went to General Motors Institute (GMI) now Kettering University in Flint. He talks about his education and coming to Fisher in 1985 following the reorganization to BOC, merging with Oldsmobile, the different cultures and work...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Thayer, Randy (Interviewee), Johnson, Linda (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Smith, Jerri (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
Subjects:
Thayer, Randy > Interviews.
Thayer, Randy.
General Motors Corporation > Reorganization.
Middle managers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Educational attainment.
Automobile industry workers > Labor unions > Michigan > Lansing.
Culture conflict.
Automobile factories > Michigan > Lansing > Miscellanea.
Career development.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Miscellanea.
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 (60 min., 18 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Randy recalls being hired in June 1973 at age 17 for summer work before he went to General Motors Institute (GMI) now Kettering University in Flint. He talks about his education and coming to Fisher in 1985 following the reorganization to BOC, merging with Oldsmobile, the different cultures and working with two UAW locals and contracts. Randy talks about the salaried cafeteria at Fisher, pranks, firing Rusty Ziegler, the conversion to small cars and the Lansing work ethic. He discusses working his way up through various positions to plant manager in Doraville, GA. before coming back to Lansing and being named the Lansing Delta Township Plant Manager.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15576
Playing Time:01:00:18
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Randy Thayer ; interviewers, Linda Johnson, Marilyn Coulter, Cheryl McQuaid, Doreen Howard, John Fedewa, Jerri Smith.
Event Details:
Recorded on June 29, 2006 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.