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1950-02-10 Burlington Labor News Article: "Human Relations Meeting Announced"

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Human Relations Meeting Announced
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The local Community Self-Survey group have arranged for the appearance of Mr. Frank Fager, executive director of the Mayor's Council on Human Relations, Minneapolis, Minn., to address their meeting in First Evangelical and Reformed church on Monday evening, February 13. The meeting which will begin at 8:00 o'clock is open to all interested people.
Mr. Fager will speak on the experiences of the local group in meeting the problems of the survey made in Burlington some weeks ago. Testimonial letters indicate that Fager is one of the must successful leaders in the nation-wide movement for self-analysis searching into the problems of city minorities. He participated in the conduct of a similar survey in the Minnesota city. The Minneapolis organization has the reputation of being one of the finest mayor's councils in the country.
The local labor unions have a distinct interest in the new movement, having had experience with unjust discrimination on the part of employers in their employment habits. Local AFL members have attended the local Community Self-Survey meetings. The next scheduled business meeting will be held on Monday, March 20. The Fager meeting, which will be held next Monday evening (Feb. 13) should attract the members of organized labor.
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Labor News
2/10/50

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[[Header in bold]] Human Relations Meeting Announced [[Article text]] The local Community Self-Survey group have arranged for the appearance of Mr. Frank Fager, executive director of the Mayor's Council on Human Relations, Minneapolis, Minn., to address their meeting in First Evangelical and Reformed church on Monday evening, February 13. The meeting which will begin at 8:00 o'clock is open to all interested people. Mr. Fager will speak on the experiences of the local group in meeting the problems of the survey made in Burlington some weeks ago. Testimonial letters indicate that Fager is one of the must successful leaders in the nation-wide movement for self-analysis searching into the problems of city minorities. He participated in the conduct of a similar survey in the Minnesota city. The Minneapolis organization has the reputation of being one of the finest mayor's councils in the country. The local labor unions have a distinct interest in the new movement, having had experience with unjust discrimination on the part of employers in their employment habits. Local AFL members have attended the local Community Self-Survey meetings. The next scheduled business meeting will be held on Monday, March 20. The Fager meeting, which will be held next Monday evening (Feb. 13) should attract the members of organized labor. [[End article text]] [[Handwritten]] Labor News 2/10/50