Cigar Makers' International Union

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The Cigar Makers' International Union was an influential early American labor union representing cigar workers and serving as a key organizing base for labor leader Samuel Gompers.


Statements (26)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American labor organization
labor union
trade union
activity collective bargaining
labor advocacy
worker organization
country United States
fieldOfWork trade unionism
workers' rights
goal improvement of wages and working conditions for cigar workers
organization of cigar workers into a unified union
hasLanguage English
industry cigar industry
influenced American labor movement
keyOrganizingBaseFor Samuel Gompers
laborType craft union
movement labor movement
notableFor being an influential early American labor union
serving as a key organizing base for Samuel Gompers
notableMember Samuel Gompers
politicalAlignment organized labor
represented cigar makers
cigar workers
representedOccupation skilled cigar makers
scope international
sector tobacco industry

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adolph Strasser ("Cigar Makers’ International Union")
associatedWith
Samuel Gompers
memberOf

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