the Industrial Workers of the World

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:City_Hall
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Federation_of_Labor
gptkb:United_Electrical,_Radio_and_Machine_Workers_of_America
gptkb:Service_Employees_International_Union
gptkb:United_Farm_Workers
gptkb:Industrial_Union_of_Marine_and_Shipbuilding_Workers_of_America
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Socialist_Party_of_America
gptkbp:focus industrial unionism
gptkbp:founded 1905
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_significance advocacy for workers' rights
influence on labor movements
opposition_to_World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalEvent 1919 Seattle General Strike
1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
1936-1937 San Francisco General Strike
1948-1950s decline in membership
2000s revival efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Industrial Workers of the World
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Big_Bill_Haywood
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:membership varies
gptkbp:motto An injury to one is an injury to all
gptkbp:notableArtists 1912 Lawrence textile strike
1917 Seattle General Strike
Free Speech Fights
Wobblies' strikes
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:C._B._McCullough
gptkb:Joe_Hill
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:Mary_Harris_Jones
gptkb:Harry_Bridges
gptkb:Sidney_Hillman
gptkb:Frank_Little
gptkb:James_P._Cannon
gptkb:Ruthie_E._Smith
gptkb:William_Z._Foster
gptkb:David_Dubinsky
gptkbp:notableWork The Industrial Worker
The One Big Union
The Wobbly
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:symbol red flag
gptkbp:type international labor organization
gptkbp:website iww.org