United Steelworkers of America
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Union
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| gptkbp:advocates_for |
healthcare benefits
worker safety job security equal pay fair labor practices pension security |
| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:Canadian_Labour_Congress
gptkb:AFL-CIO gptkb:International_Metalworkers'_Federation gptkb:United_Steelworkers_of_America_Local_Unions |
| gptkbp:focuses_on |
workers' rights
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1936
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
involvement in civil rights movement
support for immigration reform merger of several unions involvement in community service initiatives support for education and training programs advocacy for fair trade policies support for labor strikes campaigns for affordable housing involvement in political lobbying campaigns against outsourcing advocacy for the National Labor Relations Act advocacy for workplace diversity formation during the Great Depression formation of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee involvement in healthcare advocacy negotiation of the first national steel agreement participation in international labor movements support for renewable energy jobs support for veterans' employment initiatives support for workers' rights in trade agreements |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
advocacy for labor rights
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United Steelworkers of America
|
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:steel
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:Tom_Conway
gptkb:Leo_Gerard |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 1.2 million
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievements |
environmental advocacy
training programs for workers support for healthcare reform campaigns for fair wages negotiated collective bargaining agreements |
| gptkbp:parent_organization |
gptkb:United_Steelworkers_International
|
| gptkbp:type |
national union
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.usw.org
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1941_Steel_Strike
gptkb:1919_Steel_Strike gptkb:Steelworkers_Organizing_Committee |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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