Today in Wheeling History: September 1—Walter Reuther, a labor leader and civil rights activist who helped to make the United Automobile Workers (UAW) one of the most progressive labor unions in American history, was born in Wheeling (1907).
Walter Reuther was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on September 1, 1907 and attended Ohio County public schools. He withdrew from Wheeling High School at age 15. Reuther became an influential labor leader who served as president of the United Auto Workers for 25 years after getting involved in organizing autoworkers in the UAW and serving on union boards. He worked to merge the AFL and CIO and marched with Martin Luther King Jr. On May 9, 1970, Reuther died at age 62 in a plane crash at Pellston, Michigan that also claimed the life of his wife May and four others. (https://tinyurl.com/45fmrheu) (https://tinyurl.com/yc534a8j) (https://tinyurl.com/yr9dhcm2) (https://tinyurl.com/2scud94y)
Walter Reuther was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on September 1, 1907 and attended Ohio County public schools. He withdrew from Wheeling High School at age 15. Reuther became an influential labor leader who served as president of the United Auto Workers for 25 years after getting involved in organizing autoworkers in the UAW and serving on union boards. He worked to merge the AFL and CIO and marched with Martin Luther King Jr. On May 9, 1970, Reuther died at age 62 in a plane crash at Pellston, Michigan that also claimed the life of his wife May and four others. (https://tinyurl.com/45fmrheu) (https://tinyurl.com/yc534a8j) (https://tinyurl.com/yr9dhcm2) (https://tinyurl.com/2scud94y)
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