The strike at an Alabama coal mine is one of the longest in U.S. history. To make ends meet, some striking miners have picked up work at an Amazon warehouse. It’s the same warehouse where workers are trying to unionize.
Tag: Mines and Mining
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Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Hayes, Coal Town Doctor Who Fought for Miners
“Dr. Betty” led 350 miners on a strike in Pennsylvania in 1945 demanding that the mining company that owned their town improve horridly unsanitary conditions.
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Biden Invokes Cold War Statute to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
The action aims to enhance American production of crucial materials for electric vehicles, defense systems and other technologies.
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Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, Is Bringing Devastation to the World
Brazil’s president has the planet in his cross hairs.
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Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
Faced with life-threatening hunger, thousands labor in the coal mines of Baghlan. But safety measures that the former government once provided are gone.