Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

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The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union was a major American labor union representing workers in the clothing and textile industries, known for its progressive politics and advocacy for labor and civil rights.

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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union canonical 5

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union
trade union
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork civil rights
collective bargaining
labor rights
union organizing
workers’ rights
hasCharacteristic advocacy-oriented
collective bargaining agent
politically active
progressive
hasGoal combat workplace discrimination
improve wages for clothing and textile workers
improve working conditions in clothing and textile industries
promote social justice
secure benefits for members
hasPoliticalPosition pro–civil rights legislation
pro–collective bargaining
pro–workplace safety regulations
support for anti-discrimination laws in employment
support for minimum wage laws
ideology progressivism
industry clothing industry
textile industry
knownFor advocacy for civil rights
advocacy for labor rights
progressive politics
representing clothing workers
representing textile workers
language English
movement American labor movement
American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
represents clothing workers
garment workers
textile workers
scope national
sector private sector
typeOfOrganization membership organization

Referenced by (5)

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

Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees formedByMergerOf Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees hasPredecessor Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America mergedInto Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America parentOrganizationAfterMerger Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America successor Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union