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Walter Philip Reuther (September 1, 1907 May 9, 1970) 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; he became a leading liberal and supporter of the New Deal coalition.
As you may know, the Reuther brothers worked in Russia in the 30s so they could learn the system.