The industrial disease : from Lordstown Syndrome to Lordstown shutdown.

Gregory Miller, director of Special Collections and University Archives at Kettering University, delivers a talk entitled, "The industrial disease : from Lordstown Syndrome to Lordstown shutdown." Miller talks about the expansion of General Motors (GM) into Lordstown, Ohio in the 1950's, the plant s...

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Corporate Authors: Michigan State University. School of Human Resources and Labor Relations (sponsoring body.), Michigan State University. Museum (sponsoring body.), Vincent Voice Library (Recordist)
Other Authors: Miller, Gregory M. (Speaker), Beck, John, 1954- (Host)
Language:English
Series:Our daily work, our daily lives brown bag series.
Subjects:
General Motors Corporation.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America > Influence.
Automobile factories > Ohio > Lordstown > History.
Plant shutdowns > Ohio > Lordstown.
Automobile factories > Management.
Manufactures > Costs.
Live sound recordings.
Lectures.
Genre:
Live sound recordings.
Lectures.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 12 min., 5 sec.))
Format: Electronic Audio Software
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Gregory Miller, director of Special Collections and University Archives at Kettering University, delivers a talk entitled, "The industrial disease : from Lordstown Syndrome to Lordstown shutdown." Miller talks about the expansion of General Motors (GM) into Lordstown, Ohio in the 1950's, the plant shutdown in 2018 and the role the United Automobile Workers (UAW) played in pushing back against GM's efforts to cut costs. Miller also criticizes the unilateral attempts by GM to change work practices, suggesting that this, along with changing societal perceptions of factory work, led to the closure of the GM Lordstown and the collapse of industrial capitalism in the U.S. He answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University.
Note:Electronic resource.
Part of the "Our daily work/Our daily lives" brown bag series co-sponsored by the Lansing Stewardship Community/Motorcities- The Automobile National heritage Area and sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
Originally recorded by the Vincent Voice Library.
Call Number:Voice 43747
Playing Time:01:12:05
Event Details:
Recorded 2019 February 21