Just a little thought coming after read LZ's ZT'ed 40-months old post today. Walter P. Reuther was elected to the president of CIO in 1952 from same position of UAW in Detriot. He had been a auto worker there. His third ambitious goal in his life then, a 20 years close friend since their childhood said, was to be the precident of US. He was probably could achieve his dream to beat popular IKe in '56 under the powerful influence of CIO (mergerd and united with AFL to much bigger AFL-CIO later) in '50s, if he (un)fortunately wasn't died from a accidnet later. If not so, the world history would be much changed during cold war period.
All the unions have changed their funtcions, degraded the performance and weaken down the real original effects, in the minds of majarity people, to be a spread ailment even cancer since bad industry and business situations getting worse last several years.They and their members have been really struggling to survive now to whenever who knows.
tsueict: A little thought coming after late read LZ's ZT 40 months old post. Walter P. Reuther was elected to the president of CIO in 1952 from same position o ...