John L. Lewis
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John L. Lewis was a powerful American labor leader who headed the United Mine Workers of America and played a central role in founding the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
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| John Llewellyn Lewis | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1880-02-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lucas, Iowa, United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Iowa, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1969-06-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
City of Alexandria, Virginia
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surface form:
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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| describedAs | powerful American labor leader ⓘ |
| employer | United Mine Workers of America ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Welsh-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective bargaining
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labor relations ⓘ trade union organization ⓘ |
| fullName |
John L. Lewis
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surface form:
John Llewellyn Lewis
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| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| ideology | industrial unionism ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of industrial unions in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for miners’ safety and better wages
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breaking with the American Federation of Labor to form the CIO ⓘ organizing industrial workers in mass-production industries ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Federation of Labor
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Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ United Mine Workers of America ⓘ |
| movement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding role in the Congress of Industrial Organizations
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leadership of the United Mine Workers of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the 1936–1937 sit-down strikes wave
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negotiation of major coal industry contracts ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor leader
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political activist ⓘ trade union organizer ⓘ |
| opposed | Franklin D. Roosevelt’s third-term bid in 1940 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the United Mine Workers of America
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founding president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ vice president of the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Alexandria, Virginia
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surface form:
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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| spouse |
Myrlie Evers
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surface form:
Myrlie Bell Lewis
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| supported | New Deal labor policies in the 1930s ⓘ |
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John Llewellyn Lewis