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On May 1, 1930, labor leader “Mother” Jones celebrated her 100th birthday at a party in Maryland. The firebrand did what she did best: ruffle feathers. On…
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This Labor Day, members of the United Mine Workers of America marched eleven miles from the town of Marmet in West Virginia to Racine. As Emily Allen…
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Updated March 17, 2018 12:00 p.m.:A West Virginia judge has granted Frontier Communications a temporary restraining order against its protesting…
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The nine-day teachers’ strike in West Virginia made headlines across the country, and some are wondering what the events mean for state’s political…
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Now that thousands of striking teachers across West Virginia have returned to work with a pay raise and a promise to fix their health care plan, how might…
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After a nine-day statewide strike, West Virginia teachers and school service employees are back to work with a hard-won commitment from lawmakers of a 5…
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In this episode of West Virginia Morning, we’ll hear from union leaders and also from students who are finding ways to speak up about the teachers’…
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Gwynn Guilford is a reporter for Quartz, a business news site. She specializes in writing about the economy. Guilford spent 10 months researching…
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On May 1, 1930, labor leader “Mother” Jones celebrated her 100th birthday at a party in Maryland. The firebrand did what she did best: ruffle feathers. On…
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Not many Americans know the story of the Mine Wars that were fought between workers, labor unions and mine company guards during the early 1900s. In this…