United Mine Workers

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Union
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkb:International_Brotherhood_of_Teamsters
gptkb:United_Steelworkers
gptkb:Laborers'_International_Union_of_North_America
gptkb:National_Mining_Association
gptkb:Coalition_of_Black_Trade_Unionists
gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_Health_and_Retirement_Funds
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkbp:founded 1890
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_event support during World War II
involvement in the New Deal
decline in membership in the 1980s
formation of the union in 1890
merger with other unions in the 1990s
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:John_L._Lewis
gptkb:Mother_Jones
gptkb:Cecil_E._Roberts
gptkb:Richard_Trumka
gptkb:George_A._Dorsey
gptkbp:historical_significance advocacy for miners' rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Mine Workers
gptkbp:industry coal mining
gptkbp:issues environmental regulations
declining coal industry
worker safety concerns
pension funding challenges
unionization efforts in other sectors
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Cecil_E._Roberts
gptkbp:labor_disputes labor relations with coal companies
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:1974_United_Mine_Workers_strike
gptkb:Coal_Strike_of_1902
gptkb:Mine_Wars
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:membership over 100,000
gptkbp:notable_achievements negotiation of collective bargaining agreements
pension plans for miners
establishment of health and safety regulations
gptkbp:publications The United Mine Worker magazine
gptkbp:purpose to represent coal miners
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_Mine_Workers_of_America
gptkbp:website umwafunds.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_Murray
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5