American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Federation_of_State%2C_County_and_Municipal_Employees_%28AFSCME%29
GPTKB entity
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Union
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| gptkbp:addressed |
workplace safety
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
workers' rights and benefits
|
| gptkbp:advocates_for |
fair wages
benefits job security equal pay workers' rights safe working conditions |
| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkb:National_Education_Association_(NEA) gptkb:Service_Employees_International_Union_(SEIU) American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:AFL-CIO
|
| gptkbp:annual_event |
conventions
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:healthcare_access
fair wages education funding worker protections pension security public service funding |
| gptkbp:collaborates_with |
other unions
|
| gptkbp:conducts |
research on labor issues
|
| gptkbp:engages_in |
community outreach
political advocacy social justice initiatives negotiations collective action |
| gptkbp:focus |
public sector workers
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| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1932
|
| gptkbp:has_history |
civil rights advocacy
|
| gptkbp:has_influence_on |
labor policy
|
| gptkbp:has_local_units |
state councils
district councils international councils over 3,000 local unions |
| gptkbp:has_membership |
public sector employees
varies by local |
| gptkbp:has_political_action_committee |
AFSCME PAC
|
| gptkbp:has_publications |
newsletters
|
| gptkbp:head_of_state |
gptkb:Lee_Saunders
|
| gptkbp:headquartered_in |
across the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
largest public sector union in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:hosts |
conferences
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
|
| gptkbp:is_a_resource_for |
union leaders
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:Lee_Saunders
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
elected officers
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:membership |
1.6 million
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
healthcare workers
corrections officers public service workers sanitation workers education workers |
| gptkbp:number_of_books |
over 3,000
|
| gptkbp:offers |
scholarships
training programs legal assistance |
| gptkbp:organizes |
gptkb:workers
|
| gptkbp:participates_in |
gptkb:community_service
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
endorsements
campaign contributions state and local elections |
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Lee_Saunders
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
work-life balance
healthcare benefits |
| gptkbp:provides |
gptkb:educational_materials
member benefits resources for training collective bargaining services resources for organizing resources for bargaining resources for mobilization |
| gptkbp:provides_support_for |
retirement security
|
| gptkbp:region |
50 states
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
over $200 million
|
| gptkbp:services |
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:training advocacy collective bargaining legal assistance |
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
improving working conditions
|
| gptkbp:supports |
affordable healthcare
pension reform labor legislation |
| gptkbp:tradition |
annual conventions
|
| gptkbp:type |
public employee union
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.afscme.org
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Largest_union_for_public_employees_in_the_U._S.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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