Show TEACHERS AND LABOR UNIONS by MARY MAKY C Q BARKER president american Americ ta Teach Tea ehen ereo federation through struggle of body and soul boul the workers of the world have attained or are attaining their right to associate for the advancement of their just interests we know that the labor movement is not just a selfish demand on the part of a particular group for something that it does not have but wants to possess it is a humanitarian movement whose watchword could be stated thus help yourself to attain the conditions necessary for you to function as a human being as a worthy member of your community help others to help themselves we teachers are in a real sense cense a labor organization we are oab of those or more national and international unions that make larger part of the american federation of labor we are part of the labor movement and we are so organized bec because aluse we believe that the principles of organized labor are sound round that organization of workers into unions is a necessary part of the human machinery that has been set up in the world to promote human progress we acknowledge our debt to organized labor for the conditions that make it possible for us to operate in this way it is our privilege along with all other workers of today to build u upon pon a foundation that was laid by the struggles of those who have preceded us labors program is our program 0 and labors interest is our interest f for what labor babor wants is that the interest of no group shall be subservient to the interest of any other group that all shall share justly in the good things of life |