On #MayDay2025, we honor WV’s coal miners. Early 20th-century miners faced poverty, scrip pay, and deadly conditions. Organizing with UMWA led to violent clashes like Paint Creek-Cabin Creek (1912-13) & Blair Mountain (1921). Their fight for rights mirrors May Day’s origins. #wvcoalminer #wvcoalwars
May 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
On #MayDay2025, we honor WV’s coal miners. Early 20th-century miners faced poverty, scrip pay, and deadly conditions. Organizing with UMWA led to violent clashes like Paint Creek-Cabin Creek (1912-13) & Blair Mountain (1921). Their fight for rights mirrors May Day’s origins. #wvcoalminer #wvcoalwars
On #MayDay2025, we honor WV’s coal miners. Early 20th-century miners faced poverty, scrip pay, and deadly conditions. Organizing with UMWA led to violent clashes like Paint Creek-Cabin Creek (1912-13) & Blair Mountain (1921). Their fight for rights mirrors May Day’s origins. #wvcoalminer #wvcoalwars
May 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On #MayDay2025, we honor WV’s coal miners. Early 20th-century miners faced poverty, scrip pay, and deadly conditions. Organizing with UMWA led to violent clashes like Paint Creek-Cabin Creek (1912-13) & Blair Mountain (1921). Their fight for rights mirrors May Day’s origins. #wvcoalminer #wvcoalwars