· Read reviews for Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line 4 Reviews This action will navigate to reviews. The author's writing is sooo self-congratulatory—the book is a mix of Ben Hamper describing all the ways in which he got out of doing any work while still getting paid, and remarks and vignettes that Ben clearly thinks are Brand: Grand Central Publishing. Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (), a memoir by activist writer Ben Hamper, tells the story of the years Hamper spent working on the General Motors assembly line in Flint, Michigan before he lost his job as part of mass layoffs at the factory. Ben begins the book by talking about workers on the assembly line smuggling radios in so they can listen to music at work. · And he writes all about it (and other assorted hijinks) in his hilarious and yes, thought-provoking memoir, Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line.”. Hamper grew up in Flint, Michigan and worked on the assembly line at the local GM plant. Working at GM was in Hamper’s blood. He was a third generation GM “shoprat.”.4/5.
Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line - Kindle edition by Hamper, Ben, Michael Moore. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line. Rivethead by Hamper, Ben. Warner Books. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Ben Hampers is a former employee in GM (General Motors) factory and he also is the author of Rivethead: Tales From The Assembly Line. Hampers is the third generations worker in GM from s to s, he believes that every day working in the assembly line is very monotonous and boring, so he and his colleagues will always come up with interesting ideas to ease the boring work.
Hamper was asked to keep writing for Mother Jones, but out of loyalty chose not to continue {Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line, pg }. When production of Moore's documentary film Roger Me began in early February , Moore asked Hamper to recall one of his infamous panic attacks stemming from his work at the GM Truck Bus plant on. Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line The author's writing is sooo self-congratulatory—the book is a mix of Ben Hamper describing all the ways in which. Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (), a memoir by activist writer Ben Hamper, tells the story of the years Hamper spent working on the General Motors assembly line in Flint, Michigan before he lost his job as part of mass layoffs at the factory. Ben begins the book by talking about workers on the assembly line smuggling radios in so they can listen to music at work.
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