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INTEJlVIE\iS ll~Olffi Y.A.KLI:I A.Pl.IL; 18, 1982 DR.. LEIGHTON !Dhe following is a transoripti(1)n. ef a tapel i:m.teniew w1tlll Leuis Bnuaell. 13 will repre~en t the c€lmrnellts ef Mr. Brunell:• Q will :represen.t t:m.e questien.s a.null cemmen.ts ef Raymelli. Yaklin (illlterviewer) ... !h11s: 1'=c.unnme:Gts ef Lsuis BrUfell. Q::.eomme:m.ts ud. questi•Jts of R.ayms:ai "Iakli:a. April 12, 1982. Na.me: Leuis lbnm.ell Q: B: B: . Q: ]3.: Q: JB: Q: Wb.a.t shop &ii yeu start in ? Hew ~14 were yeu w»en yeu started? 0 ••• 0h aell Fisker Bedy 2 ••• 27 year8 @1&." "Ie>u were relatively mature wlae:a you sta.rtei. im. the slil@p ••• "•• Ok yes! 1laJn11 right I wa.s! 0 "What year was it wke:m you startel iJ>. there? n1933. 11 D• y0u remember wliuit the pay was pier lleur'l;- P,er week? Per year? "Well you see; •• h,ourly rate ••• pieee werk ••• 35¢-60¢ •• maybe pe:r day (ho-g.:r}. After th.at piece werk w~tever y0u made y©u made. After that if y~u made a little mere tAaa y@u shaul4 tlley cut y@u d.ctwa.n ...Ji ~key would cut you d@w.a? / u • .li.J'• "~he1 ~eulcl try to keep you d.ew:m.• !Eltat is wlil.a.t brauglit tA.e U:aien ) l en-that :piiecew0rk is what tie:ae .tt." Q: B: Q: B: Q: Bi !I Q: H•w much. per wee·k? "lfo iiea." 60¢ pel! heu.i: hew mucll dii a bee~ cest you? "10¢ a g~as~-e.verythiE.g wa.s aooordiiag t~ the times." ~ Were yeu married at the time? ·~· 0 Ye·s sure. • • :M.ad a •ew baby. • J.er~J was born. •et tee lon.g after. We had it reugh. had to pay $5.00 a m0:m.t:D. rent. a~ulb't de that Jl.ardly a}Let ef times-t)lat's l;l&w '.h.al?( it waa. What brought that . l - f ©ll was that pd::eoew@rk-that s what i'1l>D.e it $ee ••• tu.rn.el tee ma.:ay ~au.palls i~~.tr.1ed tG get mere m011ey it would. oatcJa up wit1l y©u. Maki~ t00 much: mol'iley-stJ they· wo~l_cl cut it d0J1l11-• So. t~ey wouli cut it. !hat~ s what broμght ~!t, 011. then they would lay yeu e!f. 11 Did.you werk the e:w.tire year wlle:n you first started? 11No ! Ko! Jl'&! '-@body worked an. entire year unless you was oll skill el trades• •• ma.illta.im.aJtcu~ ••• power pl~t er some place like that. No such. a thi:ng you weul4 work 3-4 m©nths maybe 6 m©lltks depe:adei hew they sc>J..~.u Wll.at did. yeu do the @t.her six mentlas'? u~ • .U• Q: :S: "You*d werk on WPa\. the gevernme•t welfare-what tke heck! That's all tkere_ was. You were luoky te get tltat toe." It was tt1rnglit times then? ''Tk.at came 0n after Re>Qisevel t came illl. Gevern@r Murphy at tke time-lae was th.e cuae th.at helpet us 0ut. u Speaki~g about that hew did you vgte in 1932? "· .1. You ~•w wko I vetei fe:rr ••• Reesevel'b. n Hew abeut fer Gevernci>r remember w:ho yoy veted f0r in 1932? Jl: "Murph.y ••• he was tke 0ne fer l.aber. He was a. Democrat. n Q: H&w ab0ut Mayer? "D"' .0• B: Q: B: Q: -o .• ..D• Q: B: Q: "01. D• "Gesh. :m.o! Se 1011.S a.g,." Strictly Dem0erat a.11 tlte way? "Wl'q sure, ••• I'm a werkiJLg mall•" Have you ever v~tei l\epublicaa im your life? "!fo! Ie! lie! Ieould:m.'t see tl1.ose peep1e. Th.ere tile guys witk the m0ney. IB 1936 yeu we~t straigkt Democrat t©e? "Yes .u "t~is guy we :tlave ~aw is nat fer us Milliken? •11e Itea.gaJJ.. n •••. I'm. iaet going to give my 0pi:nion. ••• 11! d0::a·'t lrn.0w mucll about the guy h.e's not for us. His p0licy isfi •t:fer tlae workilil.g ma.11.. · ~:bl.in ke·• s fer the rich. Oan. you t~i:tak back ••. describe same 0f the worki•g cenditions whea you :first went ill. •• before the strike? "They were te:i;:nibl.e! 'ferrible! Terrible! Course I worked on the line see ••• pretty everybedy worked on the lilae. You had your fe:rema.Jt you kn0w if he like& you O.K. if ae dii•*t Re 1i sh0w you tAe derr a.Jid out y0u woula ge. 0 Qr·· lleally is tkat h&w it w0rkecl? B~ "He•a shew you eutside ••• :people loeki:ag fer jebs. ~di taat~s the way it was. You werked ~ Y cm didll'• t have time e:msugh. te go r~ te tlle teilett• Q: B: Q: Q: :s: Q: :B: Q•• IB'~EilVIE\v u:t remember the day t:m.ey.!·d come aromta give you a dri:mk of water ~ut ef a pail witk eatmeal i» it. Yeu dare ~•t leave y0ur j©b or it wernld be gone. Yeu stayed right om. your job ••• like a robet.·" How many laours iii yeu wark a day? "Semetimes y0u.~i werk 10 or 9 depe•climg GR :how tlle steck c0me in. :RUll eut ef steok sometimes they woulclseE.i you heme. You •ever w0rked. a full day, yeu <lid, but sa:r;r~u! <la.ys yQU would werk l\tardly at all. Stack would. :n.et oeme in er be late cromil\g in.'0 , How abcrut keatwise in the summer, was it llet? "Het! We wo:rke& at OJaeva~let tiewa ia t~e kele-aaWJl tltere waa 'unbearable ••• bri:ag icewater ••• witll a 4ippe:t" ill it. ~ve·ryboi7 . -~ - druk t>U.t e:f it. o,atmeal water t:D.ey eallei i'i;l1 " »ltt t'.b.ey just take it up am.d ieWB the liae? "Yeah ••• up an.i iewn tke line. !l!hose w•re th.e days I'll :aever f ergei; tilem. • .. Hew abeut •••• tke werki:m.g co:aii'ti••s were terrible ••• ••sue tltey .w~re baa.11 D~d. they get better afte:J tlie st:r1k•? ••sure • ."~:'ierga:m.izei yeu e0ulti .Put you f0et d.ewa ••• 70u ou just de so much. witlaia :re·aas:m.. All tld.ags get bettei>-wag,es get 'bette:teverytkiilg get betiler .. a.f'tel' yeu get &rga.n.ize!. Gee whiz·! I . 9niat~e tke reasell fer tlta:t-taey we:re out ta break us. !fkey aid Jlert ~ . . want· tl\e U•i••·lik~ tlrl.e7 ie d&Wlla. South. • ~key 4on.~ t ~a:at ~tlaiB.g te.ie witll it·•»_a91'b•dy tl\at comes fre;m kere." Qs Hew abeut the w~rki~ ooE.ciitiens durilll tlae wil\lte11? Was it 0014 ••• lU.cl y@u have te wear your jacket wh.ea y©u wcn:ked? B: "Yes ••• Jtai te epe:a big Cioors te get tlle steok iai Ne boxcars like they ie teiay • :Btg leers epea heat was :m.et elleugh. ~Cllftl:g;Jl .time I '11 tell y0u. 11 Q: Hew ab0ut tlte lll.eise ••• wa.s +t ]leisy? B .. : "~eala sUlle ••• mest of' it. Did :net betlaer me we:rkel. tlaere l@:m.g yew get use te itiEveil teaa.y i:f you Ai• inte a plaat ••• the Reise you flet use te it.n Q: Besides tlle ceJJ.diti©JlS were yeu llappy witll your jeb? Dil yeu respect 1t ow did y0u 10 ia fer tke money? JU "I was f e~oel to w0rk aai tllat 's th.e reaso:a•" Q: I:f yeu. had. a:aetker oll©ice? 1h 0If I kad uetker ol'ubiee I woulEl ll.ave we11t semewh.ere else, but there was 110 work a.Jli you were luoky to eve• get .tllat. 99';6 :felt the same wa::r. ~he a.ute iadust:rry was beaming, but tlle werkim.1 cu>Ja&itie•s •• •" Q: - ~at <lid yeu thillk ef }>lack workers? :B: 1n Q: B: Q: 0 We:rrel1. '1i tllat many."' •*me, i:m. thcuse iays very few ef th.em. Have uy feelings a.be\it th.em? "Well, I 11.ever gave it a. thoug11t. If' they wa.atei te ther~ was JJ.eth.in.g you could do about it ar:a.yway. In these days tlie;e weren't many . . . . . . ' blacka-;m,et hireci. toe muela. V&l.1 te II.ell WCDUlU t hire them.. ''hell tlrte U:iai&ll came i:a a.ad th.ey put tlle pressure 011. tiemlf" !•u iea!t mixn w0rki•g alollg siie of tkem? B: 1111• tlley were il!l. tkere te make a livi:m.€; like myself. T:taey :Rad te scratch t© you klll.ew ••• 1t wa.s•'t easy for them. 11 Q: New kere is a good question-~befere t~e U~i•• erga:mJ..ze& did you ever get tegetaer witk your fellow werkers am.Cl talk a.beut yo~ pr•blems? 1U ''All' li ve<i tegeth.er ••• we t:heugltt tkere was n'tkin.g -we ooulci de aJJ.yWay. ~t get se bad tll.ea people get te1etller. Diffe·rllet departliae•ts were eut &ctWJJ. se bad pe©ple l>egam. te h.ellera:ad- f ina.117 they get tegetlaer te talk abeut the preblems1:"" Q: Did yeu ever wear a Ulii0ll button? :B: n'.le E-et before tllat. lie suck thi:ag ••• you~cl get kill.ea ••• tlaey wsulh't tr·re• let yeu i:n. tlae doer• " Q: ~•ey 1 i fire y@u? B: 11 They~i fire y0u fer· any rea.a©ll at all. :Jro:rem.e:a were kin.g ll1 these clays." Q: If yeu -414 net de it you were just ge~e. ~kere was always s0me••• eut tkere looki~g for a jeb ••• B: "Sure ••• sureo 11 Q: ~emember what tke Black Legi•~ was? ::s: "Bo lea 1 t :re:membe~. n Q: Wh.e11 I say CmDmllUllist tlai:m.king back tJie:m. what &icii yeu tll.illk ef? »: "Every werkiag ma:n. fough.t agaiBst Oemmum.i,aa .... " Q: Dil y©u thillk ef CemmUJaists as s0meeBe t~at was bad? ll: "l"eah, bad h.ell ! l:lt ·wasn't g@ed.. 'l!l\ey were f:Lglltug people-figltt fer bette:u tlaim.gs ••• never was fer Cemm1.U.tism~ Net fer gosa fer tkis country•'• .an.yb0ay lm0ws that.·•• Q: Strain. y(!;>Ur memery a little b!tt '35-'36 r1gllt before the strike. :lew <le yeu remember what lll.app·elae& te cause all tlle uprea:r for tlae s1Jt~cte:wa t :B: "Peverty, werkim.g ce:miiti@m.s a:m.d wages." I Q:· Dtcl tlley speed up the lim.e'l B: "They'd spee4 it up anytime they fel.t like it.:"11 Q: ~eiuce you~ wages t0e? :B: "Tltey *ci out yeu dawm. if you made teG muolt money-tlley figured you ma<ie t@e much meney. Use te speei the line up :ae contrel ever th.e lime. Th.e feremu was tlle G>lle whe c0atrelle4 the line. Supervisien they were killg. We were just slaves." Q: Di<.i you get upset whe·:m. they, speeie4 up· the lin.e? . . Bi " Y0u coulcl really tell.. Sure yeu kad te rmu Werk faster te keep yeur jab geiag."' Q: Wauld tkey run the li•e 8 heurs straigat? Did tkey speed it up qd slGw it ieWll aJtd speei it it up •• ,? B: "~hey would slow it cl©wn alld th.e:n speed it up. Yem clld net know it because yeu were going like hell all tlle iime ~ay. 'Ieu ooull :aot keep up. They got backed up a.t the e~laer e11d. a:rid finally th.ey woulA. slew it down. Tlae Union get a· hel'd. of that a.lid oantrelled that. !hey llad s0mething to say about that-this is wn.at br0ugllt all •f this em. 11 Q: Befere you struck iid you see a strike coming? B: u* actually did not tJa.ink abcrmii it• Ye'Ullg . al!ld. greell, but thcmght it woull come so~•er er late~~ •• Qi ••• Lik• yeu say yeu lladi a family at heme wh.en the strike broke. »e yeu remember the Battle 0f Zb.e;lmm!ng Bulls? B: "Be ••• Bish.er 1 Fish.er 2., l?elioe triei to get them out. Was n.et in there myself ••• 'blae pe>lioe and th.e viglla:atel1 ·triedl to get tl'l:em out • 11 Q: Hew <lid you feel about that d.ii tke police llave the riglat? Were you totally behin.d the werkers? lh "All the way behilll.i the w0rkers llaturally. Oe:rparatien. ewm.ed. the builii:m.1--i:avaii:m.1 parkecl illeg.ally. Stuck it eut get te hall<l 1 t te tllem-h.ai te A.ave guts te El0 tlaat ••• Woaea fei them." Q: It is imp0rtalllt te n~te th.at yeu said before y©u.r wife was ene reasGD. why y@u did •et sit-d.ewm.-yeu could :t:a.et afford. to ge i:m. ••• :B: 11 ••• !es, t eould :aet afford to ge iA and sit ioWlll ••• baby was ycmag." Q: Suppert frem eutside? B: "Supp0rted w&rkers en.tirel7. Oil sure, I was 0ne ef them--sufferecl just as much as tliey did•t" Q: Strike is oll lastecl 44 lays-aay f'eelillg abeut 44 Aays-no pay was eomilfl.g im. c0rrect? B: ••Of 00urse Jlet ! n Q: -Hew iii you mailtl.tain? ' Jh 1•:Well, we berrewei m®ltey-aaye:m.e tut weuld help y0u-WJ?A.. n Q: Di."ii you see any o~ganization behi:m.l tne strike er was it a spe:ntanieus tkin.g? ll: 11Spam.ta.nieus. A1l uni tei. ·-~~--~J>OD.tan.ieus thi11g buil<iillg up.. • breaki:ag p~imt-exploaed. Detroit here-Fisher 1&2. ~~ey called in tke militia (lla.tienal\~uart).n Q: Did y0u ge dewm. te the fa.ctcn:ies ana cheek it 0ut? lh "Ge dmWll 0ll.ce in awhile witk the fellsws te see what was gei:r:l.g 011.. J\eugn. •• •H Q: "Was th.e strike successful? B: "Sure it was!" Q: What be:m.efits did. you gain frem it? :B: "Everything we have teday came fram tka:t ••• br0ug1llt it en :f0r these fellows by us ••• different frem c0lll.Ce·ssioD.s teda.y eve:rythiug gailled. by us." INTEltVIEW Q: 0Re thi•&·&ai:m.ed by the strike ••• I thilllk the e•e w0rd is respeet? . Jtesp,ect fer tlu.e job respect fra>m G.M ••• ? B.: "lll.at!'·S right! Oo•sidere<l your werk ••• t.hl.ougkt mere af you. Depeniei 0n hdividual-g.e•d an.a bad guys• Days &;@me by glai we dicll wh.at we dii because it madle it better all. areulli." Q: WAat get bette~? :BJ ''we:r:kim.g co:m.di tioD.s get better Qt. Pay? B: 0 Ye11 •• gains all the way arou~~p• B: n:fee bad if we wemld Jaave lest it ••• because tJley tried te bri:m.g scabs in there ••• never llad a. chan.ee. Net let tkem ceme 1111 th.ere p(l)liee selaiers n0 mattea? ••.• geGi gavern0r • 11 Q: Did ycrn tki!lk 80vener Murpky Cl.ii a good jeb during tke strike? B: 11w·0:m.derfu1 jE>b ! If net for that ma.a might Aa.ve lest it a.ll Q: · Another gevern•~··• J3,: tt • ·;;,1 depe:m.c:l wl:l.e. H Q: Migltt have se11.t troops il!l. •• '~'bleedsllei •• • Murphy a10t of credit? :a: ''Absolutely, not a werking mall i knew did '.R©t sup:p1ert him. HeY was fer.tl1e worker. We:m.derful Gever:m.0:11 ••• fer w@rkim.g peeple. L©st a gooa ma.E.·wltl.en Jae Clied." Q: ~ew lo~g iii you work i:m. tke sh0p? :B: H 40 years• U Q: When did you retire? lh 111967 ·" Q: ~st· gr©_s.~? ~~.,,.. (lries t& :fini· last stub) Qi ~augk guess weuld be? :B: 11 $7000~;'00" Q: A:mymc»re cernme.n.ts •••• Strictly a Ul!l.i®ll ma». ••• :rer tlae U:n.iem. •• ~· strike tuned the · tide fer tke Uai oa and werkers •• 'J :J3,: 11 •• 'fr Yes." Q: Gettil\l.g t& some preblems of t€>day ••• wa.ges? Are they overpaid.? B: 11 lfe wh.atever tkey can get. 11 Q: • •'~:;:If JlGU were a. y0un.g worker and kad to give up ce:m.cession.s would. you tie it? INTERVIEW :B: "Depe.nd 0n time,." Q: 7: years ill? B: "l"es, if it helped semeone else keep on. tne job •• ,:11absolutely ••• everyb@dy had ta make a little sacrifice 0~ce in awhile t0 help the otl\er guy. 0aJl 1t think 0f y@urself all the time he has te eat a:m.d make paymen.ts •• " Q: A:ay suggestie>ns f0r G.M.? WJaat ca:m. th.ey do te out ~prices? Q: :B: Q: B: Q: 1'.) • .D• B: Q: B: Q: 11Defbaa.tely since con.cessio:N.s ••• they probably can •• ~ • •'"~Maybe I caia af:for4 a car If pA ca'IA l til "llJI..., . Q.Ji.:.I. ' ••• Pretty bad when you work at G.M. ani caJJ•.. t afford te buy a oar. " I own. a 1972 Ch.evrolet ••• .,68•000. 11 So yo'-1 still :m.~ve the kighest regard :f0r G .M. pr@duct •• ·;, w~uli not have any d0ubt about buying a. G.M. prtDduct? "Oh no! I would ••• taking a oh.uce 0n anything' Problems with th.ese Jap~ese oars t©e ••• they are n&t braggi:ag these up to0 much either. S1aok on 1aber ••• labor does not do a f'ull days work." Alc0lael drug use a preblem? 11Yes. 0 "Did not· have time ta use the depe· in our time. • • did not have it in the firat place •• .;th.ings changed though.out the years ••• Glad I retired ·aom't miss it a bit~ We put iR a days werk all 0f us old-timers •• •Guys in the front office hate·d to see us g(l) because we put im. a goed days. work. n by f'ina.1 comment? n1.•m all for the Union ••• th.ey did. a.lot fer m.e and still are doi:m.g al@t fer me Any regrets? B: '''.lo! They treated. me fair. Always get ale:ng.• Q: lflaank Y0u!
Object Description
Title | Brunell, Louis, 1905-1988 |
Interviewee | Brunell, Louis |
Contributors | Yaklin, Raymond |
Description | A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he discusses working conditions before the strike, the strike itself, and conditions afterward |
Subject |
General Motors Corporation. Fisher Body Division. Plant No. 2 |
Publisher | University of Michigan-Flint. Frances Willson Thompson Library. Genesee Historical Collections Center |
Date | 1982-04-12 |
Type | text; sound |
Format | text/pdf; sound/mp3 |
Identifier | First Series |
Source | University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project |
Language | English |
Item Type | 2 |
Description
Title | Brunell |
Transcript |
INTEJlVIE\iS
ll~Olffi Y.A.KLI:I
A.Pl.IL; 18, 1982
DR.. LEIGHTON
!Dhe following is a transoripti(1)n. ef a tapel i:m.teniew w1tlll
Leuis Bnuaell. 13 will repre~en t the c€lmrnellts ef Mr. Brunell:•
Q will :represen.t t:m.e questien.s a.null cemmen.ts ef Raymelli. Yaklin
(illlterviewer) ...
!h11s:
1'=c.unnme:Gts ef Lsuis BrUfell.
Q::.eomme:m.ts ud. questi•Jts of R.ayms:ai "Iakli:a.
April 12, 1982.
Na.me: Leuis lbnm.ell
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Wb.a.t shop &ii yeu start in ? Hew ~14 were yeu w»en yeu started?
0 ••• 0h aell Fisker Bedy 2 ••• 27 year8 @1&."
"Ie>u were relatively mature wlae:a you sta.rtei. im. the slil@p •••
"•• Ok yes! 1laJn11 right I wa.s! 0
"What year was it wke:m you startel iJ>. there?
n1933. 11
D• y0u remember wliuit the pay was pier lleur'l;- P,er week? Per year?
"Well you see; •• h,ourly rate ••• pieee werk ••• 35¢-60¢ •• maybe
pe:r day (ho-g.:r}. After th.at piece werk w~tever y0u made y©u
made. After that if y~u made a little mere tAaa y@u shaul4
tlley cut y@u d.ctwa.n
...Ji
~key would cut you d@w.a?
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.li.J'• "~he1 ~eulcl try to keep you d.ew:m.• !Eltat is wlil.a.t brauglit tA.e U:aien ) l
en-that :piiecew0rk is what tie:ae .tt."
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H•w much. per wee·k?
"lfo iiea."
60¢ pel! heu.i: hew mucll dii a bee~ cest you?
"10¢ a g~as~-e.verythiE.g wa.s aooordiiag t~ the times." ~
Were yeu married at the time?
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0 Ye·s sure. • • :M.ad a •ew baby. • J.er~J was born. •et tee lon.g after.
We had it reugh. had to pay $5.00 a m0:m.t:D. rent. a~ulb't de that
Jl.ardly a}Let ef times-t)lat's l;l&w '.h.al?( it waa. What brought that
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©ll was that pd::eoew@rk-that s what i'1l>D.e it $ee ••• tu.rn.el tee ma.:ay
~au.palls i~~.tr.1ed tG get mere m011ey it would. oatcJa up wit1l y©u.
Maki~ t00 much: mol'iley-stJ they· wo~l_cl cut it d0J1l11-• So. t~ey wouli
cut it. !hat~ s what broμght ~!t, 011. then they would lay yeu e!f. 11
Did.you werk the e:w.tire year wlle:n you first started?
11No ! Ko! Jl'&! '-@body worked an. entire year unless you was oll
skill el trades• •• ma.illta.im.aJtcu~ ••• power pl~t er some place like
that. No such. a thi:ng you weul4 work 3-4 m©nths maybe 6 m©lltks
depe:adei hew they sc>J..~.u
Wll.at did. yeu do the @t.her six mentlas'?
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"You*d werk on WPa\. the gevernme•t welfare-what tke heck! That's
all tkere_ was. You were luoky te get tltat toe."
It was tt1rnglit times then?
''Tk.at came 0n after Re>Qisevel t came illl. Gevern@r Murphy at tke
time-lae was th.e cuae th.at helpet us 0ut. u
Speaki~g about that hew did you vgte in 1932?
"· .1. You ~•w wko I vetei fe:rr ••• Reesevel'b. n
Hew abeut fer Gevernci>r remember w:ho yoy veted f0r in 1932?
Jl: "Murph.y ••• he was tke 0ne fer l.aber. He was a. Democrat. n
Q: H&w ab0ut Mayer?
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"Gesh. :m.o! Se 1011.S a.g,."
Strictly Dem0erat a.11 tlte way?
"Wl'q sure, ••• I'm a werkiJLg mall•"
Have you ever v~tei l\epublicaa im your life?
"!fo! Ie! lie! Ieould:m.'t see tl1.ose peep1e. Th.ere tile guys witk the
m0ney.
IB 1936 yeu we~t straigkt Democrat t©e?
"Yes .u
"t~is guy we :tlave ~aw is nat fer us
Milliken?
•11e Itea.gaJJ.. n
•••. I'm. iaet going to give my 0pi:nion. •••
11! d0::a·'t lrn.0w mucll about the guy h.e's not for us. His p0licy
isfi •t:fer tlae workilil.g ma.11.. · ~:bl.in ke·• s fer the rich.
Oan. you t~i:tak back ••. describe same 0f the worki•g cenditions
whea you :first went ill. •• before the strike?
"They were te:i;:nibl.e! 'ferrible! Terrible! Course I worked on the line
see ••• pretty everybedy worked on the lilae. You had your fe:rema.Jt
you kn0w if he like& you O.K. if ae dii•*t Re 1i sh0w you tAe derr
a.Jid out y0u woula ge. 0
Qr·· lleally is tkat h&w it w0rkecl?
B~ "He•a shew you eutside ••• :people loeki:ag fer jebs. ~di taat~s the
way it was. You werked ~ Y cm didll'• t have time e:msugh. te go r~ te
tlle teilett•
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u:t remember the day t:m.ey.!·d come aromta give you a dri:mk of water
~ut ef a pail witk eatmeal i» it. Yeu dare ~•t leave y0ur j©b
or it wernld be gone. Yeu stayed right om. your job ••• like a robet.·"
How many laours iii yeu wark a day?
"Semetimes y0u.~i werk 10 or 9 depe•climg GR :how tlle steck c0me in.
:RUll eut ef steok sometimes they woulclseE.i you heme. You •ever
w0rked. a full day, yeu |