Show Related Ed Conference Attracts Union Leaders Teamsters chief Frank E. E Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitz- Fitz simmons and AF Grospiron president of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers I International International ional Union will be main speakers speakers speakers kers at a three-day three conference on relating Academic Subjects to the World of Work April 22 20 at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake Grospiron will keynote the conference at a Thursday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon luncheon meeting April 20 Fitzsimmons will deliver a major address Friday April 21 at the conferences conference's evening ban ban- The conference and dual banquets banquets banquets ban ban- will attract representatives from the States State's colleges and universities to Utah Tech's Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood Rd campus Opening remarks at the conference conference conference con con- ference will be made by Gov Calvin L. L Rampton and Utah Tech Pres Jay L. L Nelson The conference is billed as an informal exchange of ideas on the relationship of general education education education tion classes to vocational study courses Some discussion topics will be Teaching Social Sciences in I Instructor n Qualifications Two Two- Year Two Year Colleges Relevance of Academic Subjects in Vocational Vocational Vocational ional Schools to the Needs of Industry and many others Fitzsimmons was named president president president dent of the two-million two member Tea Teamsters Warehousemen Warehousemen Warehousemen Ware Ware- housemen and Helpers Union last summer at the unions union's national convention The year 63 old union union union un un- ion chief became acting administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- in 1967 when James E. E Hoffa began serving his prison sentence He formerly was general general general gen gen- eral vice president of the Teamsters Teamsters Teamsters Teams Teams- and has been with the union since the Grospiron has been president of the OCAW since 1965 elected by national convention delegates to fill the retirement of OA aA Jack Knight who held that office for 25 years He joined the union in 1942 becoming active in local union leadership He later rose to membership membership membership mem mem- on the unions union's International InternatIonal International ional Executive Board and as treasurer Secretary-treasurer of OCAW The Utah Tech conference was organized by Joe Graves and Evan Chaffin both general education education education ed ed- ed- ed instructors at the college Also expected to be on hand for the conference are Utah's national congressional represent represent- Press conferences for the two noted labor union official are being planned prior to their banquet addresses |