Interview with Cheryle Kimball

Authors

Michael G. Hillard PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow

Files

Date of Interview

8-4-2000

Duration of Audio File

Audio File 1 -- 0:52:18; Audio File 2 -- 0:53:37; Audio File 3 -- 0:52:34; Audio File 4 -- 0:19:19

Interviewee

Cheryle Kimball

Age

Approximately 35 at time of interview

Gender

Female

Description

Kimball was a female electrician -- college educated. She offers detailed descriptions of work experience, union culture, and the impact of recent employment declines.

Birth Place

Greater Portland area

Occupation/Work History

Skilled electrician, employed approximately 10-15 years at S.D. Warren. Had been laid off around the time of the interview, was completing a Master's in Business Administration at University of Southern Maine at time of the interview.

Role

Union

Mill or Principal Employer

S.D. Warren Company

Mill Location

Westbrook, Maine

Keywords

Paper mills - Maine, Sappi Paper - History, S.D.Warren - Maine

Comments

Particularly trenchant on the topic of older style of mill work ethic, problems with seniority at a time of large layoffs, criticisms of management.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Hillard, Michael G. PhD, "Interview with Cheryle Kimball" (2000). S.D. Warren Company. 10.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/sd-warren/10