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CONDÉ, Carole & Karl Beveridge

1989-0330

Enregistrement sonore

1 of 1

1982-06-04

Carole Condé (Interviewer)
Karl Beveridge (Interviewer)

Oral history interview by Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge of George Day, worker at General Motors of Canada, Oshawa, Ontario, and founding member and union steward of Local 222, United Automobile Workers, and Rose Day, an office worker at G.M. and member of the Women's Auxiliary of the U.A.W. George recalls details of his early life and his work in the trimming division at G.M. while Rose discusses her work in the office. Other topics include the stress of working on an assembly line, the difficulties of unionizing plant employees and the seasonal lay offs at the G.M. plants.

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY WORKERS~EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN~ONTARIO~TRADE UNIONS~GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA~INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA~BEVERIDGE, KARL~DAY, GEORGE~DAY, ROSE

English

Libre

~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