Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
|
| gptkbp:activity |
improved working conditions
organized strikes negotiated better wages |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
|
| gptkbp:demographics |
racially integrated
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1922
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1913
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
Industrial Workers of the World Local 8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Local 8
|
| gptkbp:industry |
longshoremen
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Philadelphia waterfront strike 1913
|
| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Edwin_Smith
gptkb:Ben_Fletcher James H. Williams |
| gptkbp:significance |
first racially integrated longshore union in the US
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Office_and_Professional_Employees_International_Union
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|