Jerry Wurf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJerry Wurf
American trade union leader
Date of Birth: 18-May-1919
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 10-Dec-1981
Profession: trade unionist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Jerry Wurf
- Jerome "Jerry" Wurf (May 18, 1919 – December 10, 1981) was a U.S.
- labor leader and president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from 1964 to 1981.
- Wurf was a friend of Martin Luther King Jr., and was arrested multiple times for his activism, notably during the Memphis Sanitation Strike and was released just in time to hear Martin Luther King Jr's 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' oratory at the strike, assassination the next day, and attend his funeral.
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