Since he started working, man has went to the moon, GM invented the Corvette, Ford created the Mustang, GM came up with a 30 years and retire plan that Mr Z has lapped TWICE, and someone invented the internet, flatscreens, 700 hp supercharged factory produced cars that can hit 200 mph, with a warranty, and porn is free on the internet.
A hell of a lot has happened while Mr Z has been punching a clock.
They created the interstate freeway system for Pete's sake!
The UAW says Elmer Zurakowski is the highest seniority hourly employee in the all of General Motors. Mr. Zurakowski stopped at his local UAW hall before coming in to work on Wednesday.
There they showed him a plaque made for him by his co-workers celebrating a more than 67-year-long career.
“Well I started working when I was 18-years-old. I became a die maker apprentice. This was at Plant 23 in Detroit,” recalled Zurakowski.
It was 1951. He remembers as he started the job seeing workers building tanks for the Korean War. He was ready to learn.
“When I started the apprenticeship I wanted to go into the wood field. They said according to your tests it shows you would be better working with metal than wood. I didn’t know anything about metal, but growing up on a farm I used wood all the time. What they did, I think, they needed more die makers than wood pattern makers. But I went along with that and I was very happy with it,” said Zurakowski.
https://www.powernationtv.com/post/man-retires-after-record-setting-67-years-with-general-motors
https://www.facebook.com/uaw.union/posts/this-week-elmer-zurakowski-will-retire-as-the-highest-seniority-worker-at-gm-he-/10156842282951413/
https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/macomb-county/gms-highest-seniority-hourly-worker-retires-after-remarkable-67-year-long-career
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/02/oldest-worker-at-general-motors-retires-after-67-years/
Cheers to Mr. Z!!
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