International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

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labor union organization trade union

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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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union canonical 12
ILGWU 1
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union ⓘ
organization ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
abbreviation International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ILGWU
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
affiliation AFL–CIO ⓘ
American Federation of Labor ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 Garment District ⓘ
surface form: New York City 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" ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

American Federation of Labor → notableAffiliatedUnion → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union → abbreviation → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ILGWU
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 ⓘ
subject surface form: Look for the Union Label advertising campaign
"Look for the Union Label" advertising campaign → organizer → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
subject surface form: Look for the Union Label advertising campaign
David Dubinsky → employer → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Clara Lemlich → memberOf → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Uprising of the 20,000 → organizedBy → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Uprising of the 20,000 → organizedBy → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Local 25 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 → organizedBy → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 → organizedBy → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Local 25 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 → significance → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: strengthened the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Fannie Cohn → memberOf → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Fannie Cohn → affiliatedWith → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ
Jewish labor movement → hasKeyOrganization → International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ⓘ