Shadows of Industrialization

A multi-media project: What happened when the jobs left town?

  • Anthony Rainey

    Anthony Rainey

    23 years at Master Lock, 13 years with the United Automobile Workers

  • Jesse Barnes

    Jesse Barnes

    30 years in the auto industry

  • Sue Silverstein

    Sue Silverstein

    Kearney and Trecker, Allen Bradley, and 25 years with the Wisconsin Technical College System.

  • Bil Lietzke (left), Ron Suminski and Nicholas Romano.

    Bil Lietzke (left), Ron Suminski and Nicholas Romano.

    Each worked more than 30 years in the auto industry

  • Susan Lunsford

    Susan Lunsford

    Worked 9 years at Allis Chalrmer, 6 years at A.O. Smith

  • Laurie Drake

    Laurie Drake

    25 years at Briggs & Stratton

  • Godofredo Meráz

    Godofredo Meráz

    Worked at a variety of industrial businesses, including Mid-City Foundry and kKramer International Foundry. Today works for Brady Corp.

  • Frank Shansky

    Frank Shansky

    Worked at Allis Chalmers for more than 12 years, including the day the last tractor rolled off its assembly line.

  • Ear Ingram

    Ear Ingram

    Worked at A.O. Smith for 34 years.

  • Debra T.

    Debra T.

    Worked 13 years at Continental Can, laid off in a company scheme to deny pension benefits to workers.

  • Ida Lucchesi (left) and Hillary Laskonis

    Ida Lucchesi (left) and Hillary Laskonis

    Helped lead the union drive at the Collectivo Coffee chain in Wisconsin and Illinois.

  • Wanda Lavender

    Wanda Lavender

    Has worked at Popeye's for seven years and isactivein the "Fight for $15 and a Union" movement.