Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees

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The Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) was a major U.S. labor union representing workers in the apparel, textile, and related industries, formed through mergers of historic garment unions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union
trade union
affiliation AFL–CIO
Change to Win Federation
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 2004
focus collective bargaining
wage protection
workers' rights
workplace safety
formedByMergerOf Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
founded 1995
hasAbbreviation UNITE
hasPredecessor Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
headquartersLocation New York City
historicalPeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
industry apparel industry
industrial manufacturing
textile industry
keyPerson Bruce Raynor
Jay Mazur
legalForm labor organization
mergedInto UNITE HERE
movement American labor movement
notableFor being a successor to historic garment unions
representing garment and textile workers in the United States
organizedIn garment industry
industrial laundries
retail clothing manufacturing
textile mills
primaryLanguage English
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
represents apparel workers
distribution workers
laundry workers
textile workers
scope national
sector private sector
shortName UNITE
successor UNITE HERE

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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union mergedInto Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees