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CONDÉ, Carole & Karl Beveridge

1989-0330

Sound

2 of 2

1982-05-26

Carole Condé (Interviewer)
Karl Beveridge (Interviewer)

Oral history interview of Harry Benson, Wess Grant, Ted Nichols, Jack Johnson, Doug Clark and Nip Tucker, workers at General Motors of Canada in Oshawa, Ontario and members of Local 222, United Automobile Workers. Members converse with interviewers and among themselves about their first impressions of G.M. and recount humourous stories about the company. Topics include: seniority, individual rights, union dues, work at G.M. during WWII and family life. Conversation ends with Tucker and Johnson discussing lay-offs and wages.

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY WORKERS~ONTARIO~TRADE UNIONS~GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA~INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA~BENSON, HARRY~BEVERIDGE, KARL~CLARK, DOUG~GRANT, WES~JOHNSON, JACK~NICHOLS, TED~TUCKER, NIP

English

Open

~Consultation: Open.

Reproduction: Permission from copyright holders required.~Donor is in the process of obtaining release forms from interviewees. In 2019, donor confirmed that release forms were never obtained from interviewees.~Copyright: Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge.~Credit: Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge Fonds / Library and Archives Canada