Background
Burki, Fred Albert was born on April 8, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John and Helen (Kramer) Burki.
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Fred Albert Burki
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Student, Northwestern University. Student, U.Ill.
Career
Started as grocery clerk, 1947;
president local, 470 United Retail Workers Union, Westchester, Illinois, 1951-1953;
representative, 470 United Retail Workers Union, 1953-1962;
field supervisor, 470 United Retail Workers Union, 1963-1965;
national vice president, 470 United Retail Workers Union, 1966-1971;
national executive director, 470 United Retail Workers Union, 1971-1981;
international vice president, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, since 1981;
president, local 881, since 1981. Guest lecturer labor education, advisor University of Illinois Circle Campus, Chicago. Labor education advisory U. Indiana, since 1967, Loyola University, since 1978.
Member Midwest Committee Labor Study in Europe. Labor advising committee Senator Charles Percy, since 1977. Chairman Westchester Building Corporation, 1971-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Chicago Regional Blood Bank/Blood Services, Blood Center of Northern Illinois, since 1983, Midwest Association for Sickle Cell Anemia, since 1986. Trustee United Retail Workers Union-Super-Valu Trust Fund. Member Illinois Detection of Deception Committee, since 1982.
President Human Services Ltd., since 1984. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1947. Battalion executive officer, major Reserve, 1947-1967, retired.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (past officer), Military Police Association, Reserve Officers Association.
Connections
Children– Bill, Ken, Scott.
