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Highlander Folk School — Part 8
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5
IX WEEKS
UMMER TERM FOR SOUTHERN WORKERS
’ August 3
‘he to
September 13
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‘ 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
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