Properties (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
labor organization
|
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
social reforms
equal pay for equal work political reforms cooperative enterprises eight-hour workday end of child labor worker_cooperatives |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
civil rights movements
reform movements progressive movements socialist movements women's rights movements |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1949
|
| gptkbp:educational_programs |
gptkb:national_labor_federation
secret society |
| gptkbp:enrollment |
gptkb:African_Americans
women immigrants skilled and unskilled workers |
| gptkbp:focus_area |
craftsmen
industrial workers agricultural workers |
| gptkbp:founded |
1869
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Uriah_Stephens
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major labor organization in the U.S.
pioneered labor rights advocacy promoted social justice influenced future labor movements set the stage for the rise of unions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Knights of Labor
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_labor_movement
|
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Terence_V._Powderly
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on labor rights
influence on labor laws influence on labor unions influence on union organizing |
| gptkbp:membership |
internal conflicts
economic downturns over 700,000 at its peak competition_from_AFL |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Haymarket affair
Pullman Strike 1886 rally in Chicago |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Great_Southwest_Railroad_Strike
gptkb:Seattle_General_Strike gptkb:United_Mine_Workers'_Strike gptkb:New_York_City_Garment_Workers'_Strike gptkb:San_Francisco_General_Strike gptkb:Boston_Police_Strike gptkb:Coxey's_Army gptkb:Chicago_Pullman_Strike gptkb:United_Auto_Workers'_Strike Miners' Strike Meatpackers' Strike Textile Workers' Strike Textile Workers' Strike of 1934 1885 railroad strike 1886 garment workers strike 1887 miners' strike 1890 steel strike 1892 Homestead strike 1894 Pullman strike Coal Strike Railroad Strike of 1877 Steel Strike Farm_Workers'_Strike Lumber_Workers'_Strike Railroad_Workers'_Strike |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Labor Advocate
The Labor News The Labor Record The_Knight's_Journal The_Labor_Enquirer The_Labor_Journal |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
strikes
child labor monopolies |
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
progressive
inclusive |
| gptkbp:publications |
The Knight
|
| gptkbp:reduces |
1890s
early 20th century |