He was assisted by Anna Burger, who was later also brought to the United States after the war, to work with the Navy's biological warfare program.
In 2010, he was unanimously elected international secretary-treasurer of the SEIU, completing the unfinished term of Anna Burger.
"These results tell us that five years into an economic recovery working families are feeling battered and are losing hope for the future," said Anna Burger, chairwoman of Change to Win.
"American workers play by the rules, but the rules no longer work," said Anna Burger, the chairwoman of the new federation.
"There are 50 million workers in this country who work hard every day and who play by the rules, but they can't make ends meet," the president of Change to Win, Anna Burger, said.
In a letter to the Senate, Anna Burger, secretary-treasurer of the union, listed many serious objections to the bill, but said, "The time to move forward is now."
"People said the split would be terrible for labor in politics," said Anna Burger, chairwoman of the breakaway coalition, Change to Win.
Anna Burger currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her family.
He won the formal endorsement of the Service Employees International Union, said Anna Burger, its secretary-treasurer.
In announcing the rupture on Sunday, Anna Burger, the service employees' secretary-treasurer, said, "Today will be remembered as the rebirth of union strength in America."