Gary Hairston is featured in a new article by @kffhealthnews.org, “It seems like coal miners, we’re just a number,” he said. “Just a number.” This week #coalminers from Central Appalachia will travel to DC for improved black lung benefits and enforcement of the silica dust rule that remains delayed

Black lung disease cases have reached a 50-year high in the US, leaving retired coalminers facing severe delays in securing medical benefits.

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Police against miners. Puppets on strings to a government. Strike. #davidwellerart #coalminers #strike #print #coal

In 1910, Pennsylvania's "reform" state police became more violent than the company thugs they replaced. One sheriff fought back — and paid for it with two felony convictions and fifteen months in solitary. #WestmorelandCounty #PennsylvaniaHistory #CoalMiners #LaborHistory #AmericanHistory #UMWA

"Fire in the hole" Hazel Dickens goo.gl/xieRc #music #freedom #coalminers