West, Edgar, 1943-
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Edgar and Pam West oral history interview, September 14, 2005
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series Series B:; Series Series C: ; Series Series D: ; Series Series E: ; Series Series F: ; Series Series G: ; Series Series H: ; Series Series I: ; Series Series J: ; Series Series K: ; Series Series L: ; Series Series M: ; Series Series N: ; Series Series P: ; Series Series Q: ; Series Series R: ; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV; Series L2006-08; Series L2005-23; Series L2008-07
Identifier: WestE_L2005-20
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Norman Slawsky: In this interview, West only briefly mentions his early life, spending a great deal of the interview discussing the day-to-day work of an Ironworker. He talks about the travel and the dangers he faced as an iron worker, recounting in particular his experiences working on the John Hancock building in Chicago and the World Trade Towers in New York. He discusses his rise to business manager of Local 709 in 1988. West states that he is most proud of his success in...
Dates:
September 14, 2005