Today in Labor History April 20, 1948: United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther was shot and seriously wounded by would-be assassins while he was eating dinner. It permanently impaired his right arm. He survived and ultimately died in a plane crash in 1970 under suspicious circumstances. Reuther also survived an attempted kidnapping in April, 1938, while his brother Victor was shot and nearly killed by police in 1949. The UAW headquarters was also bombed in 1949. Both Walter and Victor were again nearly killed in a small private plane near Dulles Airport. Despite this history of attempts on his life, virtually no media addressed the possibility that his actual death may have been an assassination.

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Vance's "Rescue" Operations: A Tale of Contrasts

Why did JD Vance visit the Allentown Rescue Mission? Learn about his recent stop in Pennsylvania and his new economic plans for American autoworkers.

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Vice President candidate JD Vance served meals at the Allentown Rescue Mission yesterday. This visit is part of a larger tour to promote new tax plans for workers, which is a change from his focus on electric vehicle policies.

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"That's a union brother who spoke up," the UAW’s Sean Fain added. "He put his constitutional rights to work. He put his union rights to work."

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2026/02/09/ford-worker-who-heckled-trump-keeps-job-no-discipline-for-incident/88588763007/

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