Title

Interview with Joe Jensen

Authors

Michael G. Hillard PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow

Files

Date of Interview

6-20-2002

Duration of Audio File

Audio File 1 -- 01:09:48; Audio File 2 -- 0:48:27

Interviewee

Joe Jensen

Age

Born approximately 1942, 60 at time of interview

Gender

Male

Description

Jensen was a member of the in-plant organizing team for what would become United Paperworkers International Union Local 1069 at the S.D. Warren mill in Westbrook, Maine. He worked at S.D. Warren from 1960 until 1997.

Birth Place

Westbrook, Maine

Residence

Westbrook, Maine

Occupation/Work History

Worked in S.D. Warren finishing department, later became a manager.

Role

Union

Mill or Principal Employer

S.D. Warren Company

Mill Location

Westbrook, Maine

Keywords

S.D. Warren, Paper Industry, Labor History, Unions

Comments

Besides telling the story of the unionization campaign for Local 1069, has many descriptions of antiquated work processes in the 1960, while depicting what union organizers saw as a discrepancy between what other, unionized Maine mills offered in pay and benefits compared to Westbrook at the time of unionization. Also discusses widespread favoritism in pay and job assignments, and how the advent of union representation brought an end to that form of discrimination.

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 Joe Jensen" (2002). S.D. Warren Company. 43.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/sd-warren/43