Statements (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:activities |
Negotiating contracts
Collective bargaining Strikes |
gptkbp:advocacy |
Social justice
Economic equality Workers' safety |
gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:AFL-CIO
|
gptkbp:challenges |
Political opposition
Right-to-work laws Declining membership |
gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:educational_institutions
Community organizations Nonprofits |
gptkbp:demographics |
Diverse membership
Ethnic diversity Geographic distribution Gender representation Age diversity |
gptkbp:education |
Advocacy training
Apprenticeship programs Labor history education Worker training programs |
gptkbp:events |
Rallies
Labor Day parades Union meetings |
gptkbp:formed |
gptkb:19th_century
|
gptkbp:future_prospects |
Legislative changes
Potential growth Changing workforce demographics Technological impacts on labor |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
Labor movement in the U. S.
|
gptkbp:history |
Civil Rights Movement involvement
Recent organizing efforts Formation of the Iowa Federation of Labor Labor disputes in the 1980s Strikes in the 1930s |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Labor unions in Iowa
|
gptkbp:impact |
Working conditions
Wages Labor laws |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Iowa
|
gptkbp:membership |
Various industries
|
gptkbp:notable_unions |
gptkb:United_Auto_Workers
gptkb:United_Steelworkers gptkb:American_Federation_of_Teachers gptkb:Service_Employees_International_Union |
gptkbp:public_perception |
Support for unions
Criticism of unions Union leadership roles Union membership benefits |
gptkbp:purpose |
Advocating for workers' rights
|
gptkbp:support |
Political candidates
Legislation for workers' rights |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Iowa_Federation_of_Labor
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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