▁pick et ▁line ▁in ▁a ▁union ▁organ izing ▁drive . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Ger tr ude ▁Wald ▁Miller , ▁who ▁taught ▁elementary ▁school , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁teachers ▁union , ▁now ▁the ▁United ▁Federation ▁of ▁Te ach ers . ▁ ▁Miller ▁graduated ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Econom ics . ▁He ▁resolved ▁labor - management ▁disput es ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁War ▁Labor ▁Board ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Mach in ists ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Auto ▁Work ers . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Ste el work ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁became ▁its ▁principal ▁economic ▁advis er ▁and ▁assistant ▁to ▁its ▁president , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁negoti ating ▁contract s . ▁ ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers ▁Association ▁At ▁the ▁United ▁Ste el work ers ▁union , ▁Miller ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁leading ▁econom ist ▁and ▁negoti ator . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Miller ▁visited ▁ML B ▁spring ▁training ▁cam ps ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁be ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers ▁Association ▁( ML B PA ). ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 4 8 9 – 1 3 6 . ▁ ▁Miller ▁negoti ated ▁ML B PA ' s ▁first ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁agreement ▁( C BA ) ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁own