Title
Interview with Bob Dorr
Streaming Media
Additional Streaming Media
Date of Interview
7-11-2000
Duration of Audio File
Audio file #1 01:03:05; Audio file #2 01:03:16
Interviewee
Bob Dorr
Age
Born in late 1950s, approximately 41 or 42 at time of interview.
Gender
Male
Birth Place
Greater Portland area
Residence
Portland, Maine
Occupation/ Work History
Instrument technician at S.D. Warren-Westbrook from 1985 to 1999.
Role
Union
Mill or Principal Employer
S. D. Warren
Mill Location
Westbrook, Maine 04092
Keywords
Paper mills - Maine, Sappi Paper - History, S.D.Warren - Maine
Abstract
Dorr was a highly skilled instrument technician at S.D. Warren-Westbrook, and union official (shop steward then vice president) during the 1990s with the Westbrook local of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Dorr previously spent six years in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician.
Was laid off, became a production manager at B&M Baked Beans and Fairchild Semiconductor in Portland area, also earning a Master's in Business Administration.
Document Type
Interview
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Bob Dorr, interview by Michael Hillard, July 11, 2000, Stories of Maine's Paper Plantation, Digital Maine, Maine's Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine
Comments
Detailed description of work as a "troubleshooter" installing and repairing a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, and computer systems within the mill. Describes the superior skills of experienced workers versus less knowledgable supervisors. Depicts hot and dangerous conditions in the mill, death of worker on the job, and frequent injuries.