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Labor Hall of Fame Honoree

1990 Honoree

Walter P. Reuther
1907-1970

Walter P. Reuther
"There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow man. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well."

Walter P. Reuther Signature

A fiery visionary of economic and social reform, Walter P. Reuther built the United Automobile Workers into one of the most militant and progressive unions in American history. He set new standards in collective bargaining yet saw the labor movement not as a narrow special interest group but in the broader context of the entire community. He was an unceasing fighter for civil rights, improved health care, affordable housing, the environment and free, democratic trade unionism throughout the world.

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