- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, Rose Room
- Creator:
- Mississippi AFL-CIO
- Date of Original:
- 1850/2010
- 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 their financial strain, the impact on their political activities and need to hold conferences, fundraising, insurance options, potential restructuring, mobilizing their large membership for political power, cost-cutting measures and local contributions. They expressed concern about the influence of anti-labor big businesses, aimed to defend against anti-labor laws, strategized on voter registration, budgeting, time management and a three-part receipt system for poll tax payments. The group also addressed low wages in the garment industry and discussed the possibility of reducing staff or increasing dues in the future.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/18226
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1986-26_AV0010, 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:
-
