International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

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The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was a major American labor union that represented workers in the women's clothing industry and became known for its role in improving labor conditions and advocating for social justice in the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union ⓘ
organization ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
abbreviation ILGWU ⓘ
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
affiliation AFL–CIO ⓘ
American Federation of Labor ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demographics predominantly immigrant workers ⓘ
predominantly women workers ⓘ
dissolved 1995 ⓘ
field labor movement ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
ideology social democracy ⓘ
trade unionism ⓘ
inception 1900 ⓘ
industry garment industry ⓘ
women's clothing industry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ
location New York City garment district ⓘ
linked to: Garment District
mergedInto Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees ⓘ
movement American labor movement ⓘ
progressive movement ⓘ
notableEvent New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 ⓘ
Uprising of the 20,000 ⓘ
support for Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire reforms ⓘ
notableLeader Clara Lemlich ⓘ
David Dubinsky ⓘ
Fannie Cohn ⓘ
Jay Lovestone ⓘ
notableWork "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign ⓘ
program educational programs ⓘ
health centers for members ⓘ
housing projects for workers ⓘ
recreational programs ⓘ
purpose collective bargaining ⓘ
improving wages ⓘ
improving working conditions ⓘ
social welfare for members ⓘ
workplace safety ⓘ
represented garment workers ⓘ
needle trades workers ⓘ
women workers ⓘ
slogan "Look for the Union Label" ⓘ

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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union → abbreviation → ILGWU ⓘ
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire → relatedOrganization → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees → formedByMergerOf → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees → hasPredecessor → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Look for the Union Label advertising campaign → sponsor → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Look for the Union Label advertising campaign → organizer → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
David Dubinsky → employer → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Clara Lemlich → memberOf → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
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New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 → organizedBy → International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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Fannie Cohn → memberOf → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
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Jewish labor movement → hasKeyOrganization → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Brown Building → associatedWith → International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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Liberal Party of New York → associatedWithGroup → International Ladies Garment Workers Union ⓘ
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UNITE → predecessor → International Ladies Garment Workers Union ⓘ
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The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand → mainParticipants → International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand → organizer → Local 25 of the ILGWU ⓘ
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Pauline Newman → memberOf → International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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Pauline Newman → employer → International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union ⓘ
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