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.

Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:: 4224.HoganThomasFred.IntTranscript.12.4.20
Title:: Transcript of 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:: COVID-19 (Disease), Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, Labor union members, Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways
Rights:: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:: Charleston (W. Va.)
Format:: application/pdf
Language:: English
Source:: A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection