Title

Interview with Cheryle Kimball

Authors

Michael Hillard, University of Southern MaineFollow

Streaming Media

Additional Streaming Media

Date of Interview

8-4-2000

Duration of Audio File

Audio File #1 00:52:18; Audio file #2 00:53:37; Audio file #3 00:52:34; Audio file #4 00:19:19

Interviewee

Cheryle Kimball

Age

Approximately 35 at time of interview

Gender

Female

Birth Place

Greater Portland area

Occupation/ Work History

Skilled electrician, employed approximately 10-15 years at S.D. Warren. Had been laid off around the time of the interview, was completing a Master's in Business Administration at University of Southern Maine at time of the interview.

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

Kimball was a female electrician -- college educated. She offers detailed descriptions of work experience, union culture, and the impact of recent employment declines.

Comments

Particularly trenchant on the topic of older style of mill work ethic, problems with seniority at a time of large layoffs, criticisms of management.

Document Type

Interview

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Cheryle Kimball, interview by Michael Hillard, August 4, 2000, Stories of Maine's Paper Plantation, Digital Maine, Maine's Economic Improvement Fund, Digital Commons, University of Southern Maine