Garry Bernath discusses his career as a production worker, union activist, member of the bargaining committee, and UAW Local 602 President at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Garry shares his experiences and perceptions about work in the factory, labor and management, General Motors, the community, and his motivation for becoming active in the UAW. Garry shares stories about managers, conflicts, and speaks frankly about unionism, the economy, and politics.
Read
- In Collections
-
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-03-07
- Interviewees
-
Bernath, Garry
- Subjects
-
Bernath, Garry
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 602 (Lansing, Mich.)
General Motors Corporation
Automobile industry workers
Business agents (Labor union officials)
Industrial relations
Political and social views
Work environment
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
-
Sound recordings
- Language
-
English
- Extent
- 01:41:49
- Venue Note
-
Recorded on Mar. 7, 2006, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.
- Holding Institution
-
Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15468
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6794362
- Permalink
- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5wm13t6g