[1][2][3] In 1962, Rieder began teaching music and eighth grade chorus at Evergreen Junior High School in Everett, Washington.
[1][2] After his term as WSFT president, Rieder continued his career in the labor movement.
From 1977 to 1979, he worked as a negotiator and organizer for the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 17, and he was Political Action Director at the Washington State Labor Council from 1979 to 1986.
Rieder was also involved in the production of numerous publications and media programs about the labor movement and its history.
As president, he produced the PNLHA's newsletter "Urban Work," led the PNLHA in sponsoring an annual labor stage at the Northwest Folklife Festival, oversaw annual conferences, produced the PNLHA's annual labor history calendar, and produced labor history walking tours in Seattle and Tacoma.