Riley, William G., interviewee Lopez, Jaime, 1986- interviewer Arashloo, Setare S., interviewer Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor sound recording-nonmusical spoken word still image Sound recordings. Digital photographs-Color-2010-2020. Interviews. Oral histories. Personal narratives. nyu 2017 monographic 2017-05-17 eng

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1 sound file (wav) (01:09:48) : digital, sound. 12 photographs : digital, jpg, color. 1 manuscript : pdf, text file. Examining Board member of Local Union #3, William G Riley, Sr., shares his memories of growing up in the union's co-operative housing development, Electchester, in Queens, where he still lives, 54 years later. He explains how he became an electrician and shares his journey in becoming a High Voltage Splicer and a Shop Steward, among other specialties. Mr. Riley talks about a stroke he incurred on the job site and how he was able regain his ability to speak. Approximately two years later, he returned to the industry and currently works as a maintenance electrician at Citi Field for the Mets. He speaks about training apprentices, imparting wisdom to youth, and reflects on his struggles and successes as a man of color after 37 years in the industry. Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Errata in transcription: 00:12:48 - "I decided not to become an Electrician." Correction: "I decided not to become an Accountant." 00:57:11: "Measure once, cut twice." Correction: "Measure twice, cut once." Recorded at the Electrical Industry Training Center, Long Island City, New York, May 17, 2017. Illuminating history: union electricians in New York City, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/035: 03621) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. In English. n-us-ny Riley, William G. Interviews Apprenticeship programs Blue collar workers Clubs Collective bargaining Corporations Courtesy in the workplace Discrimination in employment Diversity in the workplace Education Employee morale Employees Training of Families Hazardous occupations Hours of labor Income Jargon (Terminology) Job satisfaction Labor laws and legislation Labor unions Mentoring Music Non-formal education Occupational therapy Occupational training Overtime Professional associations Quality of work life Racism in the workplace Religious life Sex discrimination in employment Social life and customs Technical education Training needs Unemployment Wages Work and family Work environment Work ethic Work sharing Work-life balance Workmanship Employee rights African Americans Employment Public housing Youth Electricians New York (State) New York Interviews Electric industry workers New York (State) New York Interviews Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2016035.afc2016035_03621_sr01 (DLC) 2017655426 AFC 2016/035: 03621 2020655316 hdl:loc.afc/afc2016035.afc2016035_03621_sr01 dacs DLC 200122 20250607100758.1 21397567 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng