American Federation of Labor (before split)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Federation_of_Labor_(before_split)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Federation of Labor (before split)
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