United Mine Workers of America

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labor union organization trade union

The United Mine Workers of America is a prominent North American labor union that historically organized coal miners and other energy industry workers, playing a major role in labor rights and workplace safety reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union ⓘ
organization ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
affiliatedWith AFL–CIO ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
focusesOn collective bargaining agreements ⓘ
mine safety standards ⓘ
pensions and health benefits ⓘ
workers’ compensation ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
founded 1890 ⓘ
foundedBy John Mitchell ⓘ
other American labor organizers ⓘ
hasLeader Cecil E. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMembershipType industrial union membership ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure districts ⓘ
international executive board ⓘ
local unions ⓘ
hasPublication UMWA Journal ⓘ
headquartersLocation Triangle, Virginia ⓘ
historicalRole advocate for mine safety legislation ⓘ
influencer of New Deal labor policy ⓘ
major force in American labor movement ⓘ
participant in major coal strikes ⓘ
industryRepresented coal mining ⓘ
energy industry ⓘ
health care ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
public sector ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
leaderTitle International President ⓘ
legalStatus nonprofit organization ⓘ
motto Working Families, Standing Together ⓘ
notableEventInHistory Battle of Blair Mountain ⓘ
Ludlow strike ⓘ
Pittston Coal strike ⓘ
West Virginia Mine Wars ⓘ
notableFor collective bargaining ⓘ
labor rights advocacy ⓘ
organizing coal miners ⓘ
strike actions ⓘ
workplace safety reforms ⓘ
officeHeldBy Cecil E. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegionOfActivity Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
website https://umwa.org ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

AFL → affiliatedOrganization → United Mine Workers of America ⓘ
subject surface form: American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis → employer → United Mine Workers of America ⓘ
Congress of Industrial Organizations → hasPart → United Mine Workers of America ⓘ
John L. Lewis → memberOf → United Mine Workers of America ⓘ
American Federation of Labor → notableAffiliatedUnion → United Mine Workers of America ⓘ