Coretta Scott King... Walter Reuther was to black people the most widely known and respected white labor leader in the nation. He was there when the storm clouds were thick. We
remember him in Montgomery. He was in Birmingham.
He marched with us in Selma and Jackson, Mississippi
and in Washington."

Since my Facebook page "Labor, Power & History" was hacked, deleted, and then disabled by Meta, I have launched a website with the same name. It is far from perfect, but at least functional.

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Walter Reuther 1967: “A new concept of union organization has been developing in areas such as Delano and Watts, CA. Properly nurtured and motivated, it can spread across the nation, changing the social character of the inner-city structure. This new organizing effort is called “community union.”

Walter Reuther was wounded by a shotgun blast in 1948. No one was ever convicted of the attack, and the FBI refused to investigate. Reuther's enemies were successful in assassinating him in 1970 in a sabotaged plane. The FBI was responsible for an investigation but never conducted one.

Book launch for "The Assassination of Walter Reuther" drive.google.com/file/d/1Txz6...

Walter Reuther devoted his life to building a more just, democratic, and humane society — and he made powerful enemies along the way. The unanswered questions about his death are about the forces determined to silence a voice for working people. us02web.zoom.us/.../register...

This partially declassified FBI memo falsely identifies Reuther as a communist just months before his assassination. Researchers recently learned that the redaction "referred to another government agency" was made by the CIA. The FBI has refused to declassify this.
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This partially declassified FBI memo falsely identifies Reuther as a communist months before his assassination. Researchers recently learned that the redaction "referred to another government agency" was made by the CIA. The FBI has refused to declassify this fully.
us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../X....

Walter Reuther was the most progressive and effective labor leader of his era, an ally of the Kennedys and MLK. This book raises the most serious questions that his final plane flight was not an accident, but an act of sabotage. James DiEugenio, writer JFK Revisited, us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Walter Reuther was the most progressive and effective labor leader of his era..This book raises the most serious questions that his final plane flight was not an accident, but an act of sabotage." James DiEugenio. The Assassination of Walter Reuther: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The UAW’s Walter Reuther was killed. The FBI wouldn’t investigate; the NTSB suppressed critical information. Author Rob McKenzie will talk about it on August 28, 2025, and you’re invited! The Assassination of Walter Reuther: Why They Did It, How We Know ZOOM us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Walter Reuther on the AFL-CIO in 1967, said, “ What is wrong with the American labor Movement, is it has no soul. It has wealth. It has power. It has no soul.” How much has changed?

On 5/9/70 under rainy night time conditions Walter Reuther's plane was inexplicable diverted to a runway without runway end identifying lights. This was a death sentence as it forced the pilot to rely on an altimeter made for the military reading 250 ft too high due to 7 defects.