Interviewer
Christina Kasprzak
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted with former employees of the Huntington Owens-Illinois, Inc. glass bottle factory. Mr. James Anness, born August 8, 1940, began working at Owens- Illinois, Inc. in 1960 in the shipping department. He performed a number of different jobs, obtained additional training and education, and eventually became a skilled laborer in the maintenance department. In this interview, Mr. Anness discusses the details of his work, the decline in working conditions and poor management-worker relations that came about in the later years of his employment. He attributes the tense atmosphere and relations to new plant owners and management changes from quality to quantity. Mr. Anness also talks at length about his family, friends he made at the plant, and the serious injuries he suffered while on the job.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-531
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-531.
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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-531, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Anness, James, 1940- -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.). Retirees' Association -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Shift systems -- Oral histories.