Walter Reuther

Walter Reuther

Walter Philip Reuther (September 1, 1907 – May 9, 1970) was an American labor union leader, who made the United Automobile Workers a major force not only in the auto industry but also in the Democratic Party in the mid 20th century. He was a socialist in the early 1930s and became a leading liberal and supporter of the New Deal coalition.

Read more about Walter Reuther:  Early Life, Union Career, Reuther and The 1964 Chicken Tax, Death and Legacy

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