October to December, 1970, 1970

On the continuing debate over the AMC role in organizing sugar cane workers, see Mitchell's exchanges with Gorman (Oct 2, 23; Nov 2, 10), an important exchange between AMC Vice-President Richard A. Twedell and Gorman (Oct 8, 15), and Mitchell's proposal for an organizing strategy (n.d. [Nov]). Several letters from lawyer James Youngdahl provide a running account of the progress of Local 300 v. McCulloch, the suit filed to test the constitutionality of excluding farm workers from the National Labor Relations Act (Oct 23, 28; Nov 9; Dec 29). There is a copy of the brief filed on behalf of three civil rights workers arrested during July, 1969 for "criminal trespass" during a meeting with sugar workers (Nov 25). Finally, there is a memorandum from Mitchell to Sister Anne Catherine Bizalion on future plans for the Southern Mutual Help Association (Nov 5).