Earl Nicholson Sr., an African American, discusses his career as a UAW production worker and GM manager at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI
Earl talks about being hired in April 1963, first impressions of the factory, black workers assigned to the body shop, and union sympathies. Earl was the first black supervisor at Fisher and tells of making the transition from hourly to supervision, the effect of the BOC reorganization on managers, and comments on GM's treatment of salaried retirees.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-05-16
- Interviewees
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Nicholson, Earl
- Interviewers
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McQuaid, Cheryl
Rademacher, Doug
Smith, Jerri
Fedewa, John
- Subjects
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Nicholson, Earl
General Motors Corporation
Administrative agencies--Reorganization
African American automobile industry workers
African American labor union members
Career development--Psychological aspects
Middle managers, Retired
Postemployment benefits
Michigan--Lansing
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:29:48
- Venue Note
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Recorded on May 16, 2006 as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15543
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b6795312
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