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Niilo Koljonen
Niilo Koljonen (1927–2004) was a Finnish social scientist. He survived the concentration camps of the Soviet Union, and later studied at the Harvard University in the United States. He studied the democratization processes in Finland at the Finnish Department of State (Prime Minister's Office,and also developed ideas and concepts related to social systems in business world. he is considered a major figure in the unification of Finnish trade unions.
His magnum opus is a book about Corporate Democracy ("Työntekijä ja Yritysdemokratia" -
Institutional history Legacy.
Beginning in the summer of 2012, the Twin Cities General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World in partnership with IWWs from around the country restarted the Work People's College, hosting a 5-day retreat bringing together nearly 100 rank and file organizers from around North America.
Notable faculty and alumni.
- Leo Laukki
- Amelia Milka Sablich
- Yrjo Sirola
- Fred Thompson
- August Wesley
- Niilo Wälläri
See also.
- Highlander Folk School
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