Douglas Fraser

Douglas Andrew Fraser ( born December 18, 1916 in Glasgow, † February 23, 2008 in Southfield, Michigan) was a native of Scotland American trade union activist, from 1977 to 1983 held the office of President of the United Auto Workers (UAW ).

Fraser was born the son of an electrician in Glasgow. In an age of 6 years moved he and his family moved to Detroit. His first job he took up in the Chrysler DeSoto factory, where he had to smooth wrinkles from metal sheets. A short time later, he joined the UAW and in 1944 was elected president of the area 227. Walter Reuther saw Fraser's negotiating skills and offered him a job as his office assistant. Later he was promoted to deputy director of the 1A region. In 1970 he was elected Vice - President in 1977, succeeding Leonard Woodcock as president of the UAW.

Fraser retired in 1983 from the UAW back and continued working as a lecturer at Harvard University, MIT, the University of Michigan and later. Professor at Wayne State University He was also active in many think tanks, committees and commissions, including the Commission on the Future of Worker Management Relations, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Health Security Action Council, the Families USA Foundation and the NAACP.