Morton Bahr

{{Short description|American trade unionist (1926–2019)}}

Morton Bahr (July 18, 1926{{Cite web|url=https://www.s9.com/Biography/bahr-morton/|title=Bahr, Morton|work=Biographical Dictionary - s9.com |date=August 6, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Morton+Bahr+July+18,+1926&tbm=bks|title=Morton Bahr July 18, 1926 - Google Search|website=www.google.com}} – 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.{{cite news |title=Morton Bahr, who led Communications Workers of America, is dead at 93 |url=https://www.jta.org/2019/08/02/obituaries/morton-bahr-who-led-communications-workers-of-america-is-dead-at-93 |accessdate=August 3, 2019 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=August 2, 2019}}

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.{{cite web |title=CWA President Emeritus Morton Bahr Dies at 93 |url=https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/cwa-president-emeritus-morton-bahr-dies-93 |website=CWA |date=2 August 2019 |accessdate=7 October 2019}}