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Mine Workers Union Opposes House Bill To Cap Workers Compensation

House Bill 3270 would amend the state’s deliberate intent law to cap economic damages at $250,000.

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Us & Them Encore: Blair Mountain

The battle of Blair Mountain in 1921 might be West Virginia's ultimate ‘us and them’ story — labor versus absentee landowners; working class versus ruling class; West Virginia versus the world. This Us & Them episode was honored with an award from The Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters.

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Just Transition: Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline West Virginia Considers Its Future

On a recent soggy Wednesday evening, dozens of West Virginians packed a conference room inside the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to discuss…

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UMWA March Commemorates the Battle of Blair Mountain

It's been nearly a century since thousands of pro-union miners marched into Logan County, West Virginia, to protest abuses by coal operators in what used…

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