Appleton, Wis., was the site of the third GCIU Lead Organizer training course.

Taught by the International Organizing staff, local union members were trained how to use their regional perspective to help to organize workers in their communities.

The Appleton classes were the third in the series of Lead Organizer training courses (See pages 6 and 7 for a description of the curriculum in the fourth training session in Sandusky, Ohio).

Participants used role-playing scenarios prepared by GCIU International Organizers to teach them how to select and conduct an organizing campaign in their local area.

GCIU Vice Pres. Garry D. Foreman (acting Organizing director) explained that Lead Organizer training was intended to extend the people power of the International to regions across the continent.

Participants at the GCIU's third Lead Organizer Training sessions in Appleton, Wis., include, from left to right: Front row: Peoria 68C Pres. Elmer Shoemaker, 68C Secy.-Treas. Gloria Oesch, Milwaukee-Madison 577M Rec. Secy. Carl Wolff, 577M Shop Steward Jef Becton, Chicago 8IW Rec. Secy. Larry Gates, Anderson Turner Jr. of Local 8IW, Minneapolis-St. Paul 1B Secy.-Treas. Marty Hallberg, Racine 254B Vice Pres. Guy Bleichner, Local 1B shop steward James Stegbauer, and 1B Pres. Joyce Hurley. Back row: International Organizer Robbie Robinson, St. Paul 1M shop chairman Vern Hall, International Organizers Linda Goad and Bill Beresh, Chicago 458M Organizer Frank Carpenter, Local 1M Steward Tom Snyder, Local 1M Vice Pres. Robert(Dean) Stanton, Detroit 2C Organizing Co-chairperson Gayle Niskala, Local 1M Vice Pres. Joe McMahon Jr., Local 1M Pres. George Osgood, Clinton 711S Rec. Secy. Karen Shaw, Local 711S' Labor Congress Representative Norma Lindsey, Local 254B Pres. Jim Nielsen, St. Paul 29C's Bob Nagel, International Organizer Bert Haft, Washington 591C Pres. Vicki Bailey, and Local 591C Vice Pres. Jan Wagenknecht.