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Highlander Folk School — Part 8

64 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 64 pages OCR'd
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t a 5 IX WEEKS UMMER TERM FOR SOUTHERN WORKERS ’ August 3 ‘he to September 13 1049 ae 7 ae ‘ See fhe ~ * 2 ‘ ider is not ike other schools. ., ier’s job at «a labor schoo] is to x ussiong ita which everyone takes Y-- to acquaint students with facts lebeor movement which will help » sul ve their union problems. You ed much regular schooling or sir} clothes to attend—just a good sound lief in organization, ourses 4. New Union Problems —.. —. — cis term are planned to Lye - o> the Aaily job of running yur organizations and to meet the new -oblems caused by the war. Special isesor labor problems in war time, new ber fegistation, and techniques of teach- x and setting up educational programs ave been added to the usual courses in iblic speaking, parliamentary law, union ablicity, Jabor history, economics, cur- “4 «vente, dramaties and singing. bes, Uyiber Highlander Folk School, 5. “LABOR’S PART IN WINNING THE WAR” Theme for Special Emphasis 1. Increasing Production WPB—Wartime Planning CIO Industry Plan Conversion Plans Labor-Management Committee APL-CIO Victory Committee Labor Supply Labor’s Sacrifices The Right to Strike Doubletime UAW “Equality of Sacrifice” Punction of WLB 3. Labor's Economic roblems OPA—Inflation Consumer Programs Taxation Priority Unemployment Housing Organizing in War Time Training New Leadership Fighting Anti-Union Propa. ganda Training Skilled Workers Winning the War . Being Informed Building the Peace No Discrimination Civilian Defence — Planning for Action at Home Educational Programs Plant Committees Publicity Program Monteagle, Special 2-Weeks Term September 1-13 Backing of Labor * Highlander is endorsed by leading Ia- bor unions. Many union leadera and government officials are scheduled to help lead discussions on the special theme of the term. Special assistance is given by the members of the school’s Executive Council: E. S. Callaghan, Southern Director, Amer- ican Federation of Hosiery Workers; Bernard Borah, Southern Director, District 50, UMWA; Paul Cristopher, President Tennessee State Industria] Union Council; F. C. Pieper, Louisiana CIO Regional Di- rector; Joe Dobbs, Chattanooga Central Labor Union; Matt Lynch, TriState Director, AFHW; Alton Lawrence, Regional Director, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers; Lucy Mason, Public Relations Representa- tive, CIO; "Hollis Reid, Legislative Representative, Railroad Brotherhoods; Lewis Jones. Fisk University; George Mayhew, Varderbilt University. Tennessee tial
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