G. Robert Vincent Voice Library
Lansing Auto Town Gallery

Renida (R.T.) Taylor discusses her career as a production worker and member of the UAW Bargaining Committee at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

R.T. recalls her family and life in Endicott, NY, coming to Lansing with her new husband in 1972, being laid off from her job and standing in the rain with her sister for six hours to apply at Fisher before being hired in March 1981. She comments on the Trim Shop, coworkers, supervision, liking second shift, and her union activism. R.T. talks about her duties as a committee person and bargaining committee member, grievance handling, and the contract.

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