Walter Reuther

Organization founder

1907 – 1970

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Who was Walter Reuther?

Walter Philip Reuther 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.

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Born
Sep 1, 1907
Wheeling
Also known as
  • Walter P. Reuther
  • Walter Philip Reuther
Siblings
Spouses
  • May
    ( - 1970/09/01)
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Wayne State University
Lived in
  • Wheeling
Died
May 9, 1970
Pellston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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