Douglas Fraser
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About
United Auto Workers president who saved the Chrysler Corporation.
Before Fame
He was a high school dropout who worked odd machine jobs in the automobile market.
Trivia
His lobbying to Congress helped him get a financial bailout for Chrysler in 1979, saving it from bankruptcy.
Family Life
He grew up very poor in Scotland and in 1922 he came to America with his family.
Associated With
He and Jimmy Hoffa were both pivotal union leaders in American history.
