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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:activities
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lobbying for legislation
providing training
negotiating contracts
organizing workers
supporting strikes
promoting solidarity among unions
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gptkbp:advocacy
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collective bargaining
better working conditions
workplace safety
job security
higher wages
workers' rights
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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various local unions
various labor councils
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:AFL-CIO
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gptkbp:current_status
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part of AFL-CIO
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gptkbp:decline
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influence in the late 20th century
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1955
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gptkbp:focus
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skilled workers
organizing skilled workers
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gptkbp:founded
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1886
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
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gptkbp:goal
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improving labor conditions
increasing wages
advocating for labor laws
promoting collective bargaining
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gptkbp:head
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gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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response to industrialization
response to child labor
response to labor exploitation
response to long working hours
response to poor working conditions
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Cesar_Chavez
gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
gptkb:George_Meany
gptkb:Dolores_Huerta
gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:Richard_Trumka
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first national labor federation in the U. S.
first national federation of labor unions in the United States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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American Federation of Labor
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gptkbp:influence
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labor movement in the United States
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gptkbp:influenced
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labor movement in the U. S.
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gptkbp:international_relations
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affiliation with international labor organizations
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gptkbp:key_event
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formation of the AFL-CIO
the 1919 Steel Strike
the 1935 National Labor Relations Act
the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act
the 1955 merger with CIO
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:George_Meany
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gptkbp:landing_distance
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gptkb:Haymarket_Affair
gptkb:Pullman_Strike
gptkb:Ludlow_Massacre
gptkb:Homestead_Strike
CIO organizing drives
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gptkbp:leadership
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elected officers
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future labor movements
influence on labor rights
advancement of workers' rights
establishment of labor standards
influence on modern labor unions
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:membership
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millions
millions of workers
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:1946_United_Mine_Workers_Strike
gptkb:1919_Seattle_General_Strike
gptkb:1934_Minneapolis_Teamsters_Strike
1955 merger with CIO
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gptkbp:notable_leader
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gptkb:John_L._Lewis
gptkb:Lane_Kirkland
gptkb:George_Meany
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:John_L._Lewis
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Cesar_Chavez
gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:Richard_Trumka
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gptkbp:political_impact
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support for pro-labor legislation
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gptkbp:publications
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gptkb:The_American_Federationist
AFL-CIO News
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gptkbp:relationship
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with the Congress of Industrial Organizations
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gptkbp:student_organizations
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various trades
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:AFL-CIO
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gptkbp:tradition
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annual
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gptkbp:type
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national federation
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gptkbp:website
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aflcio.org
www.aflcio.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jane_Addams
gptkb:John_L._Lewis
gptkb:1893_Homestead_Strike
gptkb:National_Farm_Labor_Union
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:National_American_Woman_Suffrage_Association
gptkb:Boston_Police_Strike_of_1919
gptkb:Sidney_Hillman
gptkb:Women's_Trade_Union_League
gptkb:National_Origins_Act_of_1924
gptkb:Walter_Reuther
gptkb:the_Immigration_Act_of_1924
gptkb:The_Women's_Trade_Union_League
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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