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Walter Philip Reuther (/ ˈ r uː θ ər /; September 1, 1907 – May 9, 1970) was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history.
May 9, 2024 · Walter Reuther was an American labour leader who was president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and was active in national and international affairs.
Mar 2, 2022 · Walter Reuther was a pioneering American labor leader who built the United Automobile Workers into a powerful union and co-founded the AFL-CIO. Walter Reuther spoke at the March on Washington and marched with Martin Luther King, whose wife would later eulogize him.
Walter Reuther was president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from 1946 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the UAW grew to more than 1.5 million members, becoming one of the largest unions in the United States.
May 10, 2020 · Walter Reuther championed workers and civil rights. Walter Reuther, the man who gave birth to the UAW, created the middle class and fought for civil rights, will have been dead 50 years on May...
Walter Reuther is often remembered as the most accomplished leader in the history of the American labor movement. A man of character, resolve and boundless energy, he sought to level the playing field for American workers.
Walter Reuther was America’s foremost leader of independent, democratic union power. He negotiated wage and hour improvements as well as unemployment, early retirement, health and welfare benefits. The son of a trade union father became an exemplar of reliable union power dedicated to the commonwealth.
