Tuesday 21st May 2013 08:43 PM

September 1, 1907 - Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers from 1946 until his death in 1970, was born. President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) prior to its merger with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), Reuther was an ardent advocate of political action. He said, “There’s a direct relationship between the breadbox and the ballot box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls.”