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Date of Interview
8-15-2000
Duration of Audio File
Audio file #1 00:54:41; Audio file #2 00:52:38
Interviewee
Barry Kenny
Age
Born early 1960s; age at time of interview - approximately late 30s or 40 years old.
Gender
Male
Birth Place
Westbrook, Maine
Residence
Portland, Maine
Occupation/ Work History
Millwright
Role
Union
Mill or Principal Employer
S. D. Warren
Mill Location
Westbrook, Maine 04092
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
Abstract
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.
Document Type
Interview
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Recommended Citation
Barry Kenny, interview by Michael Hillard, August, 15, 2000, Stories of Maine's Paper Plantation, Digital Maine, Maine's Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine
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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.