A.H. RASKIN, N.Y. TIMES WRITER, DIES AT 82

A.H. Raskin, a reporter and editor who covered unions for The New York Times for four decades and advised presidents on labor issues, has died at 82.

Raskin, who died of cancer Wednesday at his home, joined the Times as a reporter in 1934 during the depths of the Depression and wrote about the hardships of people seeking work.After World War II, he covered union corruption and the growing strength of organized labor. For his work during that period, Raskin won the George Polk Memorial Award and a Page One Award from the Newspaper Guild.

In 1952 his articles encouraged the American Federation of Labor to set up an anti-racketeering committee.