Oral History Interview with Martin Gonzales, November 21, 2011 Page: 42

                                
MIKE ZAMBRANO: And what was your job there?

MARTIN GONZALES: I just, I used to work in the assembly line making, I don't know, panels to
put around the motors. Just a sheet metal worker.
MIKE ZAMBRANO: Was the pay pretty good?
MARTIN GONZALES: I don't remember. $1 an hour or something like that. It wasn't a high
paying job. It was a job. Like everybody had. You had to go to work at the aircraft plant or
something to help. It was a good place to work when you're waiting. It wasn't the lowest
paying job, but it wasn't a high paying job. Just stayed there for long enough and became a
foreman or something like that. But when you're 18, there's no...the only good thing was I was
in charge of their basketball team so that helped a little bit. [Laughter]. It wasn't a high stakes
outfit.
MIKE ZAMBRANO: Right. Did you ever feel any discrimination at this particular job?
MARTIN GONZALES: Uh, there was always, not a big discrimination. But most of the bosses
were white. Once in a while you'd see a Latino and that was kinda rare. There wasn't really

that much discrimination.

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