sentences:  He was re-elected to that executive board position three times and in 1970 was elected union Vice President.He held this post for 15 years, when delegates appointed him to the UAW's International Executive Board.An ardent and persistent fighter in the struggle for civil rights, he was one of the founders of the Trade Union Leadership Council (TULC) in 1957 and now TULC_MDLCA; one of the founders of the Negro labor Council (NALC) in 1959, Headed by Philip Randolph; and one of the founders of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist (CBTU) in September 1972.