American Federation of Teachers
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The American Federation of Teachers is a major U.S. labor union representing educators and other school-related professionals, advocating for workers’ rights, public education, and social justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Federation of Teachers canonical | 16 |
| American Federation of Teachers members | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T296934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Federation of Teachers Context triple: [American Federation of Labor, notableAffiliatedUnion, American Federation of Teachers]
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A.
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was a major U.S. national federation of labor unions, founded in 1886, that focused on organizing skilled workers and advocating for practical economic gains through collective bargaining.
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B.
United Auto Workers
The United Auto Workers is a major American labor union representing workers in the automobile, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries, known for its influential role in collective bargaining and labor rights.
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C.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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D.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is a leading graduate institution dedicated to research, policy, and practice in education, known for shaping influential educators and education leaders worldwide.
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E.
Board of Education
The Board of Education is the elected or appointed body responsible for setting policies, overseeing administration, and guiding the educational direction of a public school district.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Federation of Teachers Target entity description: The American Federation of Teachers is a major U.S. labor union representing educators and other school-related professionals, advocating for workers’ rights, public education, and social justice.
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A.
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was a major U.S. national federation of labor unions, founded in 1886, that focused on organizing skilled workers and advocating for practical economic gains through collective bargaining.
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B.
United Auto Workers
The United Auto Workers is a major American labor union representing workers in the automobile, aerospace, and other manufacturing industries, known for its influential role in collective bargaining and labor rights.
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C.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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D.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is a leading graduate institution dedicated to research, policy, and practice in education, known for shaping influential educators and education leaders worldwide.
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E.
Board of Education
The Board of Education is the elected or appointed body responsible for setting policies, overseeing administration, and guiding the educational direction of a public school district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor union
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professional association ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| affiliation |
AFL–CIO
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Education International ⓘ Public Services International ⓘ |
| coreMission |
advocate for high-quality public education
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defend workers’ rights ⓘ promote social and economic justice ⓘ represent educators and school employees in collective bargaining ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfWork |
collective bargaining
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education ⓘ labor rights ⓘ political advocacy ⓘ public education advocacy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles Stillman
ⓘ
John Dewey ⓘ Margaret Haley ⓘ |
| hasMember |
healthcare professionals
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higher education faculty ⓘ paraprofessionals ⓘ public employees ⓘ school-related personnel ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
local unions
ⓘ
state federations ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
AFT Voices
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American Educator ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1916 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | labor organization ⓘ |
| motto | A Union of Professionals ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
advocacy for increased school funding
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opposition to excessive standardized testing ⓘ support for collective bargaining rights for teachers ⓘ support for smaller class sizes ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| politicalOrientation | center-left ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector |
education sector
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public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | AFT ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
civil rights protections in education
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collective bargaining rights for public employees ⓘ expanded access to healthcare ⓘ public school funding increases ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aft.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Federation of Teachers Description of subject: The American Federation of Teachers is a major U.S. labor union representing educators and other school-related professionals, advocating for workers’ rights, public education, and social justice.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.