Miners
Today in labor history: May 13 a busy day !
May 14, 2013On May 13, over the years, mine workers unionize, dock workers strike, auto workers face give-backs, cab drivers go out.
Read more6,000 miners rally in fight for pensions
May 2, 2013"We are going to stand up, fight back and go to jail for our members - and that is something Peabody can't buy."
Read moreSharp drop in mine deaths and injuries
April 10, 2013Deaths and injuries in the nation's mines, including its coal mines, fell in 2012 to some of their lowest recorded levels.
Read moreToday in labor history: Miners at Pittston strike
April 5, 2013On this day in 1989, the United Mine Workers began their historic strike against Pittston Coal.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Mother Jones ordered to stop “stirring up” miners
March 27, 2013She was banished from more towns and was held incommunicado in more jails in more states than any other union leader of the time.
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