Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:City_Hall
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
fair wages
healthcare benefits pension plans job security safe working conditions |
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Canadian_Auto_Workers
gptkb:AFL-CIO |
| gptkbp:area |
negotiates contracts
|
| gptkbp:areaServed |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:focus_area |
workers' rights
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1935
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| gptkbp:governance |
elected leadership
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| gptkbp:hasMember |
automobile industry workers
|
| gptkbp:headCoach |
gptkb:Shawn_Fain
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
involvement in civil rights movement
support for environmental initiatives negotiation of the first national contract with Ford sit-down strikes in the 1930s formation_of_the_CIO UAW's_response_to_automation_in_the_automotive_industry UAW's_role_in_the_2008_financial_crisis_negotiations UAW's_initiatives_for_diversity_and_inclusion_in_the_workforce UAW's_campaigns_for_fair_trade_agreements UAW's_educational_programs_for_members UAW's_efforts_in_labor_law_reform_advocacy UAW's_initiatives_for_electric_vehicle_transition UAW's_involvement_in_trade_policy_discussions UAW's_participation_in_national_labor_rallies UAW's_partnerships_with_community_organizations UAW's_role_in_the_fight_for_a_$15_minimum_wage UAW's_support_for_workers_in_other_industries establishment_of_the_UAW-GM_National_Training_Center UAW's_support_for_the_Biden_administration's_infrastructure_plan |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
advocacy for labor rights
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| gptkbp:history |
merger with other unions in 1955
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United Auto Workers union
|
| gptkbp:industry |
automotive
|
| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
gptkb:International_Union,_United_Automobile,_Aerospace_and_Agricultural_Implement_Workers_of_America
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Shawn_Fain
|
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 400,000
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
2019 strike against General Motors
2023 strike against the Big Three automakers |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Bob_King
gptkb:Richard_T._Gosser gptkb:Cindy_Estrada Walter Reuther Dennis_Williams |
| gptkbp:website |
uaw.org
|