Morton Bahr (July 18, 1926^[1][2] – July 30, 2019) was an American labor union leader. He served as the president of theCommunications Workers of America from 1985 to 2005, and as the president of theJewish Labor Committee from 1999 to 2001. He served on theAFL–CIO executive council.^[3]

Bahr was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and enrolled inBrooklyn College at age 16, playing varsity baseball. He left before he graduated to enlist in the Merchant Marines during WWII.^[4]

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