| Title |
Chester Martin, Grand Junction, Colorado, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Alternative Title |
Chester Martin, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Creator |
Martin, Chester |
| Contributor |
Engle, Clare |
| Date |
1970-07-23 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-04 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States |
| Subject |
Martin, Chester--Interviews; Uranium miners--Colorado--Interviews; Uranium mines and mining--Colorado |
| Keywords |
Union Carbide; Synthetic sapphire |
| Description |
Transcript (81 pages) of an interview by Clare Engle with Chester Martin, on July 23, 1970. From tape number UR-170 in the Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Abstract |
Clare Engel interviewed Martin in Grand Junction, Colorado. Subjects: employment with Union Carbide, the atomic bomb, peacetime uses of atomic energy, pollution, government compensation, AEC bonuses, economic ups and downs, small miners, investments, competition, contract miners, safety, the school and the mill, camp layout, unions and management, layoffs, cost of maintaining Uravan, company benefits, problems (81 pages). |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
81 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/s6vb0g49 |
| Topic |
Uranium miners; Uranium mines and mining |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv03439/ |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1056321 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vb0g49 |
| Title |
Page 80 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1056316 |
| OCR Text |
Show CHESTER MARTIN #1 CM: That's right, why, sure! It's all you know, now we're computerized. So all these plans are handled through this. Well, this is a lot cheaper than if you paid somebody else to do it and make a profit on what they are doing. So I think that probably even though some of these people might prefer to have these benefits in cash, I think that they are better off having them this way. I think that the majority let's say, recognizes that they've got something good because they come back and they inquire when they negotiate, they don't always ask for just money, they want a little better plan for this or a better plan for that. So they are thinking about them. I think that it has become, through national unions, recognized that the fringe benefits are of great importance to them. Probably as much or more so, for providing security to them that they need because with this present economic trend you are better if you are spending it all currently, I know that. CE: Well, do the employees share in company holdings in any way other than in the insurance plan? CM: You are, we have a savings plan, and the first year of service, you get 10% of what you put in. The company pays 20% after 2 years and after 3 years you get 3 0%--of everything you contribute they put in 77 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vb0g49/1056316 |
