Wurf, Al

Joseph Goulden Papers

scaloia — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:30:58 -0500

Joseph C. Goulden’s biography of AFSCME president Jerry Wurf was published in 1982. Wurf, a controversial figure in the labor movement, served as president from 1964 until his death in 1981. He gave Goulden permission to write about him, “warts and all,” and facilitated access to AFSCME records and employees. In addition to Wurf himself, Goulden interviewed AFSCME staff including Al Bilik, Victor Gotbaum, Joseph Ames, William Hamilton, Leamon Hood, Donovan McClure, Gerald McEntee, and Ernest Rewolinski, as well as United States Senator George McGovern, Jerry Wurf’s wife, Mildred Keifer Wurf, and brother, Al Wurf. Goulden also conducted significant research using the AFSCME collections at the Reuther Library. Jerry Wurf passed away in 1981, shortly before the book was published.

The Joseph Goulden Papers contain an annotated manuscript and master proof of Goulden’s book, Jerry Wurf: Labor’s Last Angry Man.

Researchers interested in Goulden's interviews should see the Jerry Wurf: Labor's Last Angry Man Oral Histories.

(11422) 1966 AFSCME Convention

pneirink — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:08 -0400

AFSCME leader Al Wurf, brother of President Jerry Wurf, meets U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey at the 1966 Convention in Washington, D.C.

(12099) Wurf, Wurf, and Ames

jruss — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:13:08 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (left); his brother, Al Wurf (middle), director of New York’s AFSCME Council 50; and AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Joe Ames (right) clasp hands in August 1967.

(30472) AFSCME New York leaders play badminton, 1952

jruss — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:21 -0400

Leaders of AFSCME New York City District Council 37 play badminton. Second from left is Al Wurf, and third from left is his brother, Jerry Wurf. Jerry went on to become AFSCME president 1964-1981.