Sacramento -- Jack Henning, a pioneering leader of California's labor movement who served under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, has died at his home in San Francisco. He was 93.
Henning served 26 years as executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, which represents more than 2 million workers.
Henning's health had been deteriorating for years, said Art Pulaski, the union's executive secretary-treasurer. Pulaski said he was notified of the death Thursday by Henning's son, Pat.
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