Interview with Chris Murray

Authors

Michael G. Hillard PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow

Files

Date of Interview

9-7-2000

Duration of Audio File

Audio File 1 -- 0:50:18; Audio File 2 -- 0:52:41; Audio File 3 -- 0:52:37; Audio File 4 -- 0:03:10

Interviewee

Chris Murray

Age

Born 1970 and 1971, approximately 29 or 30 at time of interview

Gender

Male

Description

Murray was a young skilled worker who spent 10 years in mill. He articulates community memory of the mill founder and uses this memory to criticize current ownership. Murray imparts critical views about impact of seniority on younger workers during time of frequent layoffs with colorful descriptions of work life, manly camaraderie, and conditions in the mill.

Birth Place

Westbrook, Maine

Residence

Westbrook, Maine

Occupation/Work History

Skilled maintenance worker (electrician or machinist)

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, community memory, worklife in paper mill, Paper Industry - Layoffs

Comments

Audio File 1: early life/ family, scabs, being laid off

Audio File 2: life after layoff

Audio File 3: early life/ family, scabs, being laid off

Audio File 4: Life after layoff

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 Chris Murray" (2000). S.D. Warren Company. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/sd-warren/9