"Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign
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The "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign was a 1970s promotional effort by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union that encouraged consumers to buy union-made clothing as a show of support for fair labor practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1788774 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign Context triple: [International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, notableWork, "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
1984 Super Bowl commercial
The 1984 Super Bowl commercial is Apple’s iconic, dystopian-themed television ad directed by Ridley Scott that introduced the Macintosh and revolutionized the concept of Super Bowl advertising.
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E.
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- 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: "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign Target entity description: The "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign was a 1970s promotional effort by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union that encouraged consumers to buy union-made clothing as a show of support for fair labor practices.
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A.
Dig for Victory campaign
The Dig for Victory campaign was a British World War II initiative encouraging civilians to grow their own food in gardens, parks, and public spaces to reduce reliance on imported supplies and support the war effort.
-
B.
Shaping Us campaign
The Shaping Us campaign is a public awareness initiative led by Catherine, Princess of Wales, focused on highlighting the critical importance of early childhood development for long-term wellbeing.
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C.
Double V campaign
The Double V campaign was a World War II–era African American movement calling for victory over fascism abroad and racism at home, highlighting demands for civil rights and equality in the United States.
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D.
1984 Super Bowl commercial
The 1984 Super Bowl commercial is Apple’s iconic, dystopian-themed television ad directed by Ridley Scott that introduced the Macintosh and revolutionized the concept of Super Bowl advertising.
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E.
United War Work Campaign
The United War Work Campaign was a major coordinated fundraising effort in the United States during World War I that brought together several civilian organizations to support the welfare and morale of American soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advertising campaign
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public awareness campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union label
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labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
ethical consumption
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union-made garments ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consumer activism
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labor rights ⓘ union solidarity ⓘ |
| industry |
clothing industry
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garment industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
print advertising
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radio advertising ⓘ television advertising ⓘ |
| message | union-made clothing supports fair wages and working conditions ⓘ |
| name | Look for the Union Label ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking consumer choice to labor rights
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popular jingle promoting union labels on clothing ⓘ |
| organizer | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage consumers to buy union-made clothing
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promote fair labor practices ⓘ support unionized garment workers ⓘ |
| slogan | Look for the Union Label ⓘ |
| sponsor | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American consumers
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clothing buyers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| uses | union label on clothing ⓘ |
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: "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign Description of subject: The "Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign was a 1970s promotional effort by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union that encouraged consumers to buy union-made clothing as a show of support for fair labor practices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
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notableWork
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"Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign
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