American Federation of Labor (before split)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:AFL
gptkbp:activity	collective bargaining political lobbying strikes and labor actions
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	various national and international unions
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1955
gptkbp:founded	1886
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major force in American labor movement
gptkbp:ideology	business unionism craft unionism
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:AFL–CIO_merger split with Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Samuel_Gompers gptkb:William_Green gptkb:George_Meany
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:American_Federationist
gptkbp:opposedBy	industrial unionism (before merger)
gptkbp:peakMembership	over 4 million (1940s)
gptkbp:purpose	advocacy for skilled workers
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Knights_of_Labor
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Federation of Labor (before split)