October, 1941, 1941

Notable topics in the correspondence include the organizing drive in Alabama and hearings by a Senate Subcommittee headed by Claude Pepper of Florida on the Langer minimum wage bill for farm workers. The NEC met on Oct. 9 and 10; the agenda, minutes, and proposed budget appear, as well as a complete list of STFU locals, with information on the number of paid-up members in each local (9). On the Edmondson, Arkansas case described above, there is a memorandum to the WDL (13) and letters from Frank McCallister (13) and K.T. Sutton (14) describing their work on the case. A copy of the court brief prepared by Sutton accompanies his letter. Finally, there are reports from Mitchell (20) and Clayton (Nov. 1) on their conversations with Will Alexander, who offered to help raise funds for the union