He had been dead 42 years, but my great-uncle's benefits sustained and, in many ways, shaped the remainder of my great-aunt’s life.

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 ...

Furthermore, the automaker was able to temporarily eliminated the UAW's price control powers and refused to open their books to the union. The strike did cement Walter Reuther as a leader in the ...

One year after my great-uncle clocked in for his first shift at the stamping plant, UAW President Walter Reuther and his wife, May, died in a plane crash on Black Lake. His death marked a serious ...

He had been dead 42 years, but my great-uncle's benefits sustained and, in many ways, shaped the remainder of my great-aunt’s life.