| Title |
Jack Kissinger, Uravan, Colorado, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Alternative Title |
Jack Kissinger, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Creator |
Kissinger, Jack |
| Contributor |
Engel, Clare |
| Date |
1970-08-06 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-04 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Uravan, Montrose County, Colorado, United States |
| Subject |
Kissinger, Jack--Interviews; Uranium miners--Colorado--Interviews |
| Keywords |
Union Carbide |
| Description |
Transcript (15 pages) of an interview by Clare Engel with Jack Kissinger, on August 6, 1970. From tape number UR-172 in the Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Abstract |
Kissinger, a machinist for Union Carbide, spoke with Clare Engel in Uravan, Colorado. Subjects: the union at Union Carbide, Navajos, workers at Uravan, fraternal organizations, union benefits, grievance committee (15 pages). |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
21 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ns31x0 |
| Topic |
Uranium miners |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv03439/ |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1055508 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ns31x0 |
| Title |
Page 16 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1055506 |
| OCR Text |
Show INTERVIEW: KISSINGER into it. If we can't settle things in that step, then the superintendent of the plant and the grievance committee meet. Of course, if they' re not settled there, then we have another step now between the Union representative, who's employed by the Union and he's paid by the Union. He---?--- in Grand Junction. CE: Who does he talk to? JK: He meets with the general--well, usually they come to Uravan for that step. Chan McPete and the plant superintendent and the grievance committee are usually in on these. CE: Does it happen very often? JK: Not too often. They have one of these, where it goes that far. After that step if there's not agreement, there's arbitration. I think that we've had probably, if I can remember, not over--I'd say 6 arbitrations in 20 years. CE: Is that a good record? JK: I think it is. There are a number of places that have, it seems like, arbitrations all the time. Now, we haven't had an arbitration case here at Uravan in I believe the last 3 years that I know of. Maybe longer than that. It's been quite a spell. CE: And you think the reason for that is what? JK: Well, I think that we've just, there's just been an 14 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ns31x0/1055506 |
