Al Fisher

Released
Date of birth:16. 02. 1913
Date of death:02. 05. 2002
Age:89† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Washington
Support
Labor Organizing Communism
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Biography

Al Fisher was a West Coast woodworkers' union official arrested in 1954 on his way to picket duty during a strike and charged with falsely signing the non-Communist affidavit required of union officers under the Taft-Hartley Act. Subjected to two trials and two appeals and facing five years, he sought review in the Supreme Court.

Case

Charges: Taft-Hartley Act — falsely signing a non-Communist affidavit
Arrested: 1954
Sentenced: 1957
Incarcerated: 1959
Sentence: Faced up to 5 years; seeking Supreme Court review

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