Sound Bite
In 1970, Walter Reuther, the formidable president of the United Auto Workers, died along with his wife and four others in a fiery plane crash near Pellston, Michigan. The official story pointed to a tragic accident, but many who knew the powerful and controversial labor leader believed it was something far more sinister.
About the Book
Despite official stonewalling, author Rob McKenzie has meticulously dismantled the known narrative to reveal a story of sabotage, conspiracy, and a decades-long cover-up. Drawing on newly uncovered documents, court depositions, and long-hidden expert reports, the book presents compelling evidence that the crash was a targeted assassination.
The FBI received an anonymous tip about a “contract” on Reuther’s life months earlier, but they failed to investigate and later redacted crucial files. Even the NTSB claimed they had no evidence.
Then there’s the strange case of the jet’s altimeter, which was found to be reading hundreds of feet too high and had been mysteriously swapped with an unapproved military-grade device.
Uncover how a memo from the UAW’s own general counsel, filled with what the author calls “falsehoods” and “complete fabrications,” successfully shut down a public hearing and buried the truth for over fifty years.
Who had the motive, means, and opportunity to eliminate one of the most powerful men in America? McKenzie explores a chilling list of suspects, from J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI and the CIA to anti-communist zealots within the labor movement itself. This explosive investigation rewrites a crucial chapter of American history, exposing the dark forces that may have silenced a progressive icon and successfully controlled the narrative of his death until now.
For anyone who lived through that era or wants to understand the dark undercurrents of American power, The Assassination of Walter Reuther: Why They Did It, How We Know is essential reading. It’s the truth we’ve been waiting for, a final, crucial chapter in the story of a man who fought his whole life for the working class.
Algora Publishing –
In 1970, they killed labor leader Walter Reuther; and now they’re trying to kill a book about it
The truth about that killing, long suppressed, will never come to light, if the CIA succeeds in using “social media” (i.e., Meta) to make sure that this invaluable book remains unadvertised
Mark Crispin Miller https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/in-1970-they-killed-labor-leader
Dec 30, 2025
Of all the murders managed by the CIA and FBI to crush the (real) left after the Fifties, most of us know only of those few that have “iconic” status: JFK in 1963, and both MLK, Jr. and RFK in 1968. Malcolm’s, carried out by NOI gunmen in 1965, is not so well-known (although there’s a rich literature about it), since he was not so towering a figure.
But there were others, unknown because they happened far away, and/or because their deaths were slyly cast as due to other causes. Such was the assassination of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld*, and that of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, both in 1961 (and both related to their interference with Western plans for Congo); the murder of Trappist monk, mystic and peace activist Thomas Merton in 1969 (a crime obscured by a preposterous cover story, carefully demolished in The Martyrdom of Tomas Merton: An Investigation, by Hugh Turley and David Martin); and, that same year, the FBI’s execution of 22-year-old Fred Hampton, head of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (a killing brilliantly rendered by director Shaka King in his 2021 feature Judas and the Black Messiah).
*For a horrifying investigation of that crime, and certain aspects of it in particular, see Danish filmmaker’s Mads Brügger’s 2019 documentary, Cold Case Hammarskjöld.
And now it turns out that progressive labor leader Walter Reuther, head of the UAW, and intimate of Martin Luther King, Jr., did not die by accident in 1970—something we now know thanks to the labors of autoworker, then union leader, Rob McKenzie, whose work is a must-read for those keen to know the real history of that brutal decade—a prelude to our “politics” today.
Here, first, is a synopsis of the book:
Rob McKenzi’s correspondence with Meta:
Last summer, I set up a Facebook page to promote my new book, The Assassination of Walter Reuther: Why They Did It; How We Know. I named the page “Labor, Power and History.” https://t.co/C0UuyXBafw After launching this, I was asked to upload my driver’s license, which I did, and then to provide a notarized form verifying my identity, which I did. After several weeks, I was asked to fill out a disclaimer form, which I did. Between September 1 and December 1, the page got 60,000 views.
Soon after the disclaimer form was filled out, my account was hacked, and the hacker began running ads on my account. Facebook was unable to freeze my account, so I canceled my credit card. I spent 2 hours with a Meta tech trying to remove the hacker. He was able to view my screen and coached me on what to do on the phone. I thought we had been successful, but when I added a new credit card, the fraudulent charges began again. A few hours later, the hacker deleted the entire page, and after several weeks of efforts, I have been unable to get Meta to restore my page.
I made three more requests through support to get this done. I was informed in chat that my account was being sent to a specialized team and that they would contact me. I received an email with a link to provide stronger security, which didn’t work as it said it didn’t recognize the device I was using, the same device I had used for all my Meta interactions. I received two more emails saying I hadn’t provided a payment method. I had to cancel two credit cards and won’t offer a payment method until the hack is removed. I replied to all of these emails explaining the problem. No charges were made to my credit card after I challenged them. All I am asking at this point is to have my page restored. Here is the link to my account.
Here is the last information I was given in tech support chat:
Thank you for your patience. After a thorough review of your ad account, we’ve determined that it will not be re-enabled. This decision is based on various factors, including your spend history, ad characteristics, and account information.
This account has been hacked for all month. My page was deleted by the hacker. It is still hacked. Are you now telling me Meta deleted my page, Labor, Power and History? If you won’t re-enable my ad account, will you not restore my deleted page that the hacker deleted? That seems like a simple request. This is the URL for the deleted page: https://t.co/C0UuyXBafw. Can I get a straight answer about that?
I understand your frustration, and I’m sorry to hear that your account was hacked and your page was deleted. I can see how upsetting that must be. Unfortunately, my expertise is limited to issues with disabled or restricted ad accounts and failed payments. Since your issue involves a hacked account and a deleted page, I’m not the right person to help you with this. Would you like me to look into additional support options for you?
YES. I have been told that it was being referred to specialists three times but they have not contacted me.
It appears that you’ve already received a response regarding this issue, so I’m unable to provide any additional support. If you need assistance with a different issue, please submit a new request.
I appreciate your prompt attention to this problem.
Regards,
Rob McKenzie
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