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AFSCME leaders in contempt of court, memphis

AFSCME International Field Staff Director P.J. Ciampa (left), AFSCME International President Jerry Wurf (middle, with back turned), and then executive assistant to Wurf, William (Bill) Lucy (far right with pipe), receive contempt of court charges on March 6, 1968, during the Memphis Local 1733 sanitation workers' strike.
Date: 1968-03-06
Collection: AFSCME Communications Department Records
Citation
“AFSCME leaders in contempt of court, memphis,” I Am A Man, accessed February 21, 2025, https://projects.lib.wayne.edu/iamaman/items/show/153.