the American Railway Union

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:labor_union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkbp:advocates_for collective bargaining
railroad workers
unfair labor practices
gptkbp:affiliated_with American Railway Labor Board
Railway Employees Department
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkbp:associated_with socialist movement
gptkbp:collaborated_with other labor organizations
gptkbp:contributed_to labor rights advancements
gptkbp:disbanded government intervention
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1914
decline in membership
federal government intervention
gptkbp:fought_in better wages
corporate power
gptkbp:founded 1893
unite railroad workers
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
labor organizing efforts.
gptkbp:goal improve working conditions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_context Gilded Age labor struggles
gptkbp:historical_significance first major national union for railroad workers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the American Railway Union
gptkbp:impact labor movement in the United States
gptkbp:influence labor legislation
gptkbp:influenced future labor legislation
gptkbp:is_involved_in labor disputes
national labor politics
gptkbp:is_known_for its radical approach
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader labor movement
gptkbp:is_promoted_by worker solidarity
gptkbp:key_people the Pullman Strike of 1894
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkbp:legacy inspired future labor unions
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight gptkb:1894_Pullman_Strike
gptkbp:membership over 150,000
railroad workers
gptkbp:negotiated_by better labor contracts
gptkbp:notable_event 1894 strike against Pullman Company
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:significance the history of American labor relations
the labor movement of the 1890s
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Pullman_Strike
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_Transportation_Union
gptkbp:supports striking workers
gptkbp:type national union
gptkbp:was_a_response_to poor working conditions