Bernadette Cloutier

Bernadette Cloutier worked in the Production Department of the Bates Mill, her job was to decide the color of the spread and to change the colors on the looms. She shares how she got started, in the finishing room and then operating the switchboard. Cloutier describes her typical day and the work environment. She talks about her family and their experience working at the mills. Throughout the interview she talks about union relationships, how the machines worked, the good benefits, maturity leave, and the boarding houses.