Mining is seen as conservative leaning, and while that's truer that it has been in the past, a lot of the labour movement has its roots in mining.
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In contrast was my coal miner relative in western Pennsylvania during that same time. He earned enough to build a nice house and raise a large family. The difference? He belonged to a union.
But does anyone ever think of the shareholder value?
...that unpatriotic bastard...
In 1925 we had the coal wars here. After that unions.