Interview with Barry Kenney

Interview with Barry Kenney

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Date of Interview

8-15-2000

Duration of Audio File

Audio File 1 -- 0:54:41; Audio File 2 -- 0:52:38

Interviewee

Barry Kenney

Age

Born early 1960s, approximately late 30s or 40 years old at time of interview

Gender

Male

Description

Kenney was a skilled millwright at S.D. Warren from the mid-1980s until 2000. Millwrights are all around machinists/mechanics who repair machines. Kenney worked with other "maintenance" workers including electricians, pipefitters etc. to repair and maintain the wide variety of machinery found in the pulp mill, paper machines, finishing department, and boilers. Kenney was also a union official with the International Brotherhood of Fireman and Oilers. Previously, he was in the Navy for six years.

Birth Place

Westbrook, Maine

Residence

Portland, Maine

Occupation/Work History

Millwright

Role

Union

Mill or Principal Employer

S.D. Warren Company

Mill Location

Westbrook, Maine

Keywords

S.D. Warren - history, paper mill work life, paper mill - unions, S.D. Warren - history, unions - paper industry, millwright-paper industry, corporate restructuring, dislocated worker

Comments

Discusses work & family life at S. D. Warren, Westbrook, life a a millwright, doing major repairs on machinery, union-management relations, workplace dangers, and workplace culture. Critical of top heavy management structure, exudes craft pride, and wide range of effectiveness among skilled maintenance workers.

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Interview with Barry Kenney


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