Miners
This week in history: Labor pledges no strikes during WW II
December 12, 2016Philip Murray, president of the CIO, said members “were ready and eager to do their utmost to defend our country against the aggression of Japanese imperialism, and to secure the final defeat of the forces of...
Read moreBlankenship to finally face justice for 29 miners’ deaths?
September 28, 2015The accused coal criminal, Don Blankenship, may finally face justice this coming month.
Read moreAfter two years of work, Mother Jones monument to be rededicated
June 5, 2015Mary Harris "Mother" Jones has been a symbol of the struggles and victories of the labor movement for over a century.
Read moreCoal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners
June 2, 2015A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.
Read moreMiners and farmers challenge Mexico’s copper giant
April 16, 2015"The government and Grupo Mexico are making history but backwards, taking away the right to strike and the right to industrial safety."
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