Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:

4224.HoganThomasFred.AudioInt.12.4.20

Title:

Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Date:

2020-12-04

Creator:

Hogan, Thomas Fred

Contributor:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

Thomas Fred Hogan (b. September 3, 1957, Danville, KY) has been a Kroger worker for over 45 years and is a shop steward for his local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. He currently works as a clerk at Kroger store 778, on Delaware Ave. on the West Side of Charleston. In this interview, Hogan speaks about the recent contract negotiations with Kroger, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subject:

Food industry and trade--Employees, Supermarkets, foodways, Collective bargaining--Service industries, COVID-19 (Disease), Labor union members

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Charleston (W. Va.)

Format:

audio/wav

Language:

English

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection