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Blankenship to finally face justice for 29 miners’ deaths?

September 28, 2015 By John Milam

The accused coal criminal, Don Blankenship, may finally face justice this coming month.

After two years of work, Mother Jones monument to be rededicated

June 5, 2015 By Sharon K. Williams

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones has been a symbol of the struggles and victories of the labor movement for over a century.

Coal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners

June 2, 2015 By John Milam

A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.

Miners and farmers challenge Mexico’s copper giant

April 16, 2015 By David Bacon

"The government and Grupo Mexico are making history but backwards, taking away the right to strike and the right to industrial safety."

Today in labor history: The UMW occupation at Pittston Moss 3 plant

September 17, 2014 By Barbara Russum

In 1989, 98 UMWA members and a minister occupied the Pittston Coal Company's Moss 3 preparation plant in Carbon, Virginia, the most important act of civil disobedience during the Pittston strike.