Morton Bahr (July 18, 1926 – July 30, 2019) was an American labor union leader. He served as the president of the

Communications Workers of America The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico). The union has 27 lo ...

from 1985 to 2005, and as the president of the

Jewish Labor Committee The Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) is an American secular Jewish organization dedicated to promoting labor union interests in Jewish communities, and Jewish interests within unions. The organization is headquartered in New York City, with local/r ...

from 1999 to 2001. He served on the

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...

executive council. 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.

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