Morton Bahr (July 18, 1926[1][2] – July 30, 2019) was an American labor union leader. He served as the president of the Communications Workers of America from 1985 to 2005, and as the president of the Jewish Labor Committee from 1999 to 2001. He served on the AFL–CIO executive council.[3]

Bahr was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and enrolled in Brooklyn College at age 16, playing varsity baseball. He left before he graduated to enlist in the Merchant Marines during WWII.[4]

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  1. ^ "Bahr, Morton". August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Morton Bahr July 18, 1926 - Google Search". www.google.com.
  3. ^ "Morton Bahr, who led Communications Workers of America, is dead at 93". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "CWA President Emeritus Morton Bahr Dies at 93". CWA. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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Trade union offices Preceded byGlenn Watts President of the Communication Workers of America 1985–2005 Succeeded byLarry Cohen Preceded byVincent Sombrotto AFL-CIO delegate to the Trades Union Congress 1992 Succeeded byThomas R. Donahue


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