Title
Interview with Ron Rondeau
Streaming Media
Additional Streaming Media
Date of Interview
8-1-2001
Duration of Audio File
Audio file #1 01:12:40; Audio file #2 01:05:55
Interviewee
Ron Rondeau
Age
37 or 38 at time of interview
Gender
Male
Occupation/ Work History
Varied production work in S.D. Warren Mill: pulp mill, finishing department, crane operator, paper testing.
Mill or Principal Employer
S.D.Warren
Mill Location
Westbrook, Maine 04092
Keywords
Paper mill - history, Paperworkers' Union, Labor History - Paper, S.D.Warren - History 1980s, work life - paper mills.
Abstract
Rondeau had worked for 15 years in the mill and is a third generation papermaker. He held a variety of positions in the mill. This variety meant that he provided a rich description of the sites, smells, dangers, and workplace culture throughout the 13-acre mill.
Document Type
Interview
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Ron Rondeau, interview by Michael Hillard, August 1, 2001, Stories of Maine's Paper Plantation, Digital Maine, Maine's Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine
Comments
Worthy observations about the varying temperatures and smells throughout the mill; information training procedures, and skill requirements for various jobs. Describes the conversion from bonus work to wages in the finishing department after unionization.