- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO meeting, 1962
- Creator:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO
- Date of Original:
- 1962
- Subject:
- Labor laws and legislation
Labor unions--Political activity
Politics and government
Mississippi AFL-CIO - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this recording, meeting attendees discussed various topics related to local and national affairs. These included a vacation giveaway prize, legislative actions, concerns about political intervention in school curricula, cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union on space development, news and sports highlights, controversies around a bomber project, merging congressional districts in North Mississippi, dedication of a Veterans Administration Hospital, emergency assistance by the Red Cross, and product endorsements. There was also discussion regarding a legal case, the importance of legal representation, timing, compensation cases, and engagement with competent lawyers. Financial difficulties, requests for waiver on capital tax and assessments from local unions, and the authority of the Executive Committee were also addressed.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/18217
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1986-26_AV0007, Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection, Mississippi State AFL-CIO records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- 1
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/420
Separated to Southern Labor Archives Audiovisual Collection
Mississippi State AFL-CIO records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
