
Episode 26 • • 13:21 - 17:00
26: Feeling Fat?
Factory Inspector Career, International Harvester, Union Pay Tactics
A personal history of working as a factory inspector at International Harvester and Trailmobile reveals the benefits of high union pay for summer students. The narrative describes a tactic of telling employers that college was "too hard" to secure long-term roles, only to resign at the end of summer to return to school. This approach allowed for high earnings while avoiding the most grueling assembly line tasks.
