Peace, Matthew, 2011 May 11

Interviewed by Kimberly Schezes. Peace discusses his intermittent employment at the Chrysler plant beginning 1993 and then continuing in 2001 through 2005. He discusses various aspects of his employment including jobs he performed, schedules and shifts, and the difficulties and details of different jobs he was asked to perform. He explains how working at the plant affected his family life at home. His relationship among his co-workers is discussed (how they got along during work, and what they did after) as well as gender and race relations throughout the plan while he worked at the plant. He addresses the monotony of work on the assembly line and how people tried to pass the time (alcohol and drug use, radios, horseplay, talking). He explains how the plant closing has affected his life and his feelings towards the plant now.