A former coal miner puts the recent coal train track occupation in Harlan County in perspective.
Nick Driedger talks about what is at stake when one union tries to “raid” another.
The author, who worked as a coal miner as a teenager, reviews this classic documentary about a miners’ strike in Kentucky, and talks about the historic significance of these struggles. Barbara Koppel’s 1976 documentary Harlan County, USA depicts the efforts of coal miners employed by