Murray Finley

Murray Howard Finley (March 31, 1922 – July 31, 1995) was an American labor union leader and lawyer.

Born in Syracuse, New York, Finley attended the University of Michigan in the early 1940s. While there, he worked in an automobile plant, joining the United Automobile Workers. He served in the military during World War II, then studied law at Northwestern University. After graduating, he became an assistant attorney for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, based in Detroit.

In 1961, Finley was elected as manager of the Chicago Joint Board, in which role he launched college scholarships for the children of union members. He also founded the United Dwellings Foundation, to build housing for workers on low incomes. In his spare time, he served on the Chicago Public Library Board, on which he campaigned for a new library building, incorporating affordable housing, and a scheme to get college students to read to local children.

Finley retired in 1986, moving to Ann Arbor. He died in 1995.