Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Amalgamated_Clothing_Workers_of_America
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ACWA
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1976
gptkbp:founded 1914
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historicalSignificance advocated for labor rights and social reform
major force in American labor movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Sidney_Hillman
gptkb:Jacob_Potofsky
gptkb:Joseph_Schlossberg
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Amalgamated_Clothing_and_Textile_Workers_Union
gptkbp:notableAchievement established Amalgamated Bank
pioneered union label
promoted cooperative housing
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:1910_Chicago_Garment_Workers'_Strike
gptkb:Rochester_Garment_Workers'_Strike
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Advance
Justice
gptkbp:peakMembership over 350,000
gptkbp:primaryMembership garment workers
men's clothing workers
gptkbp:representsIndustry clothing industry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sidney_Hillman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5