Western Federation of Miners
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The Western Federation of Miners was a radical American labor union active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for organizing hard-rock miners and playing a key role in the early industrial union movement.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor union
ⓘ
radical labor organization ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| accused of | involvement in assassination of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Federation of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1918 ⓘ |
| field of work |
industrial unionism
ⓘ
labor organizing ⓘ miners' rights ⓘ |
| headquarters location | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historical period |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
industrial unionism
ⓘ
radical unionism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| key person |
Big Bill Haywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Moyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Boyce NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent St. John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location of activity |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member of | Industrial Workers of the World (founding affiliate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| merged into | International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | An injury to one is an injury to all ⓘ |
| movement |
American labor movement
ⓘ
industrial union movement ⓘ |
| notable event | Haywood–Moyer–Pettibone trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable work |
Butte, Montana labor struggles
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Coeur d'Alene labor disputes ⓘ Colorado Labor Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cripple Creek strike of 1903–1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leadville miners' strike of 1896–1897 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed by |
Colorado National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinkerton National Detective Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ mine owners ⓘ state militias ⓘ |
| participated in | founding of the Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
| publication | Miners' Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented occupational group |
hard-rock miners
ⓘ
metal miners ⓘ |
| separated from | American Federation of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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