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The leadership educ program of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Union (CISL) is studied against the background of post-war power struggles within the Italian labor movement. The program offers courses designed to produce vigorous new leadership for confederations which split from the communist controlled Italian General Confederation of Labor. Activities within the program are described as falling into 2 categories: programs of formal training, & special ad hoc programs. Courses offered at Florence & Ladispoli are detailed & the type of leader these courses attempt to produce is described as (1) accepting the philosophy that such tactics as strikes are passe, &, rather, convincing the rank & file that econ sacrifices now will mean genuine future gains, & (2) having ingrained in his personality a collaborationistic approach to union activity. Such a leader would be 'reasonable' in his demands'& would attempt to prove that peaceful labor-manag relations can lead to concrete gains for the We. Students enrolled in the courses are categorized by geographical, pol'al & soc background & problems arising within the program are examined. The latter include the diversity of educ'al background among students which makes it difficult to tailor courses to their abilities, & a reluctance on the part of older union leaders to accept the new young experts. It is pointed out that the courses' emphasis on theory is of dubious value. The history of an exp'al Nat'l Productivity Committee set up at the request of the CISL is traced, pointing up an ironic lack of acceptance of its own leaders in demonstration plants. The CISL's training program is evaluated ultimately as a step forward but as needing a wider orientation which will allow it to make specific demands upon manag. L. Tumin.