[Kirk (Shorty) Alexander discusses his career at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

[Kirk (Shorty) Alexander discusses his career at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Shorty tells of being hired in April 1963 after several rejections for being too tall. He talks about being lost in the plant, working in Body Shop, Trim Shop and finally in Paint. Shorty relates several humorous incidents of day-to-day life in Fisher including his relationships with coworkers, mana...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Alexander, Kirk (Interviewee), Howard, Doreen (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer), Fleming, Michael (Interviewer), Johnson, Linda (Interviewer), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer)
Format: Audio Software
Language:English
Published: [2005]
Subjects:
Alexander, Kirk > Interviews.
Alexander, Kirk.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Labor union members > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Automobile industry and trade.
Automobile industry workers > Selection and appointment > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Transfer.
Interpersonal relations > Michigan > Lansing.
Humor in the workplace > Michigan > Lansing.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (113 min., 50 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Online Access:Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Notes:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
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Summary:Shorty tells of being hired in April 1963 after several rejections for being too tall. He talks about being lost in the plant, working in Body Shop, Trim Shop and finally in Paint. Shorty relates several humorous incidents of day-to-day life in Fisher including his relationships with coworkers, managers and the UAW and describes the day a vendor's car was buried in the coal pile.
Item Description:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Playing Time:01:53:50
Format:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Call Number:Voice 15472