William Greer died on August 28, 1921. He had been a coal miner living at the Stone Mountain Coal Camp in Mingo County, West Virginia. On May 19, 1920, Baldwin-Felts Detectives evicted Greer and his family because he had joined the United Mine Workers Union. Most of the detectives who […]
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In 1921, Blair Mountain in southern West Virginia was the site of the country’s bloodiest armed insurrection since the Civil War, a battle pitting miners led by Frank Keeney against agents of the coal barons intent on quashing organized labor. It was the largest labor uprising in U.S. history. Ninety […]
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Last week, The New York Times editorial board published, “The Jobs We Need,” an opinion piece addressing the important issues of corporate power, wages and the workplace. The editorial rightly points out that average worker’s wages in the United States have not kept up with inflation nor productivity growth, while […]
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