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Ideologies / Welfare Capitalist / Walter Reuther
Walter Reuther — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1907–1970 · United States · Labour leader

Walter Reuther

Capitalism with a conscience

Won the welfare state at the bargaining table.

Reformist Welfare Capitalist →
Economic−10
SocialistMarket
Governance−20
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+46
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The autoworkers' leader who, unable to win a European welfare state, bargained health care and pensions directly from the corporations — building America's private welfare capitalism.

social

Progressive ally of the civil-rights movement.

economic

Bargained employer-funded health and pensions into the heart of US capitalism.

governance

Democratic union leader, anti-communist and reformist.

Notable for
  • Led the UAW
  • Won employer health & pensions
  • Marched for civil rights
labourcollective-bargainingcivil-rights
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