Title
Interview with Jerry Cyr
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Date of Interview
7-8-2008
Duration of Audio File
00:38:32
Interviewee
Jerry Cyr
Age
Born 1945
Gender
Male
Birth Place
Madawaska, Maine
Occupation/ Work History
Machine Tender
Role
Union
Mill or Principal Employer
Fraser Paper Company
Mill Location
Madawaska, Maine
Keywords
Fraser Paper, Paper Industry - Maine, Labor Unions- Paper Industry, Paper Mill Strike - 1971
Abstract
Jerry Cyr describes participation in 1971 strike, and experience as a skilled machine tender
Document Type
Interview
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Recommended Citation
Jerry Cyr, interview by Michael Hillard, July 8, 2008, Stories of Maine's Paper Plantation, Digital Maine, Maine's Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine
Jerry Cyr dvd.mp3 (36125 kB)
Comments
Has recollections of events of August 9, 1971, meaning of the strike as an event that was about families and not just workers, the legacy of the strike in later years, and the complex and difficult process of getting a massive new paper machine leading up to the 1971 strike.