Max organized retail and his brother Lew organized wholesale. During World War II, they opened a restaurant called the “Black Angus” at a time when meat was hard to get for most people. Lew finally decided to give up his local and turned it over to Max. Complaints within the local then surfaced, and the local was placed in receivership. Max was called to appear before the McClellan Committee, and it was revealed he owned a country club. He then resigned from the AMC&BW Executive Board. Irving Stern, from the Fur and Leather Division, became head of one of the Block locals. Block was a good leader and a cooperative guy.
