Grand Master Workman
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Grand Master Workman was the title given to the chief executive leader of the Knights of Labor, one of the most influential American labor organizations of the late 19th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive office
ⓘ
labor union leadership position ⓘ organizational title ⓘ |
| appliesToOrganization | Knights of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCause |
better wages
ⓘ
improvement of working conditions ⓘ shorter working hours ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
labor rights
ⓘ
trade unionism ⓘ workers’ solidarity ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Knights of Labor movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfActivity |
collective bargaining
ⓘ
labor organizing ⓘ political advocacy for workers ⓘ |
| genderedTitle | male-oriented title ⓘ |
| geographicScope | national United States labor organization ⓘ |
| governsBody | General Assembly of the Knights of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Knights of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Gilded Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Industrialization in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadershipLevel | national ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Terence V. Powderly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uriah S. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalRank | highest officer in Knights of Labor ⓘ |
| partOf | Knights of Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of Knights of Labor
ⓘ
coordination of local assemblies ⓘ implementation of organizational policy ⓘ overall direction of Knights of Labor ⓘ representation of Knights of Labor in public ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization |
chief executive leader
ⓘ
head of Knights of Labor ⓘ |
| sector |
industrial relations
ⓘ
labor ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by membership or representative bodies ⓘ |
| status | historical title ⓘ |
| successorType | modern union president or international president ⓘ |
| symbolism | fraternal and quasi-masonic style title ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence | 1880s ⓘ |
| typeOfPower | organizational leadership ⓘ |
| usedByOrganizationType |
fraternal labor organization
ⓘ
labor union ⓘ |
| usedIn | American labor movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.