[Richard (Dick) Sanborn discusses his career as a production worker and UAW Local 602 President at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Dick talks about being raised on a farm and being hired in May 1955 while on strike at REO Motor Works. He describes being scared and lost on the first day and finding the work "back breaking." Dick talks about having lead poisoning, the swing shift, commuting, pranks, long hours, and unemployment....

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Sanborn, Richard (Interviewee), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer), Smith, Jerri (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
Subjects:
Sanborn, Richard > Interviews.
Sanborn, Richard.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. > Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Sanborn, Richard > Childhood and youth.
Career changes.
Quality of work life > Michigan > Lansing.
Business agents (Labor union officials) > Promotions > Michigan > Lansing.
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 (67 min., 24 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Dick talks about being raised on a farm and being hired in May 1955 while on strike at REO Motor Works. He describes being scared and lost on the first day and finding the work "back breaking." Dick talks about having lead poisoning, the swing shift, commuting, pranks, long hours, and unemployment. He describes his union activity working his way up from committeeman to Bargaining Chair to local union President. Dick talks about meeting Walter Reuther and going to Black Lake.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15559
Playing Time:01:07:24
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Richard (Dick) Sanborn ; interviewers, Doug Rademacher, Jerri Smith, John Fedewa, Cheryl McQuaid.
Event Details:
Recorded on Apr. 25, 2006 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.