Even though early union struggles didn’t succeed, they helped create strong local leaders in the mining world such as Frank Keeney, Fred Mooney, and Bill Blizzard. Arnold Miller from Cabin Creek became national UMWA president in 1972, followed by another West Virginian, Cecil Roberts in 1995. Victor and Walter Reuther from Wheeling also were significant labor leaders, with Walter (pictured) playing a big role in both the auto workers' union and the civil rights movement.