Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America

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The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a major U.S. labor union representing garment and textile workers, known for its progressive politics and pioneering role in industrial unionism.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial union ⓘ
labor union ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
activeInDecade 1910s ⓘ
1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
affiliation American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ
linked to: AFL–CIO

Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryOfOperation United States ⓘ
dissolved 1976 ⓘ
field labor relations ⓘ
founded 1914 ⓘ
foundedBy Sidney Hillman ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
ideology progressivism ⓘ
industry garment industry ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
keyPerson Sidney Hillman ⓘ
knownFor education and cultural programs for members ⓘ
union-run housing projects ⓘ
union-sponsored cooperative bank ⓘ
mergedInto Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union ⓘ
movement American labor movement ⓘ
industrial unionism ⓘ
notableFor innovative social welfare programs ⓘ
pioneering role in industrial unionism ⓘ
progressive politics ⓘ
organizedSector men's clothing industry ⓘ
ready-to-wear clothing industry ⓘ
parentOrganizationAfterMerger Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro–New Deal ⓘ
representedOccupation clothing workers ⓘ
garment workers ⓘ
textile workers ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
successor Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union ⓘ
supportedPolicy collective bargaining ⓘ
minimum wage laws ⓘ
social security ⓘ
unemployment insurance ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congress of Industrial Organizations → hasPart → Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ⓘ
Sidney Hillman → leaderOf → Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ⓘ
Sidney Hillman → founded → Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ⓘ
Jewish labor movement → hasKeyOrganization → Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ⓘ