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Monte Jackson, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Jackson, Monte

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Monte tells of being hired in December 1984 into the Paint Shop spraying clear coat. He describes the jobs in paint and working 13 hours a day in paint repair. Monte talks about relations with supervisors, race relations, substance abuse, his catering business and business in the plant.
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Coulter, MarilynHoward, DoreenFedewa, JohnUnited Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History ProjectVincent Voice Library
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Keywords

  1. African American Automobile Industry Workers
  2. African American Labor Union Members
  3. African Americans
  4. Automobiles
  5. Career In Automobile Industry And Trade
  6. Hours Of Labor
  7. Interpersonal Relations
  8. Interviews
  9. Jackson, Monte
  10. Management
  11. Painting
  12. Race Relations
  13. Small Business
  14. Substance Abuse

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