The American Federation of Labor
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:City_Hall
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| gptkbp:activities |
collective bargaining
|
| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
healthcare benefits
pension plans job security equal pay workers' rights union recognition |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
various national unions
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
minimum wage increase
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
|
| gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
other labor organizations
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1955
|
| gptkbp:focus |
organizing skilled workers
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1886
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Samuel_Gompers
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement Great Depression New Deal Labor_Movement_of_the_1960s |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
increased union membership
influenced public policy established labor standards influenced labor legislation encouraged political activism among workers enhanced worker protections fostered labor solidarity promoted economic justice promoted labor rights globally shaped modern labor relations shaped_labor_history_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
influential in labor movement
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The American Federation of Labor
|
| gptkbp:influence |
U.S._labor_laws
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:George_Meany
|
| gptkbp:membership |
over 12 million
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
unfair labor practices
outsourcing jobs right-to-work laws |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
workplace safety
|
| gptkbp:publications |
AFL-CIO News
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:AFL-CIO
|
| gptkbp:supported |
social security
family leave policies labor strikes unemployment insurance worker education programs |
| gptkbp:traditions |
held annually
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