coal miners
Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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Miners’ union president Cecil Roberts talks climate change, pensions, and more in D.C.
September 5, 2019Some politicians wish miners would just disappear.
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Ocasio-Cortez to talk Green New Deal with Kentucky coal miners
March 29, 2019Ocasio-Cortez said the struggles of people in towns which have in the past relied on coal mines as major economic drivers are "very close to [her] heart. Folks may not think of that because I'm from...
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Miners: Tax cut for coal firms threatens black lung benefits
June 8, 2018"The impacts of black lung disease are debilitating and, in the most serious cases, fatal."
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Van Jones at People’s Summit: Progressives must engage Trump voters
June 10, 2017“I may not like how you voted but you are my brother and I don’t want you to die. By sticking together all of us will win.”
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