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06 Jun

Miners embarked on a four-day march from Logan to Charleston.

In 1987, the Pittston Coal Company withdrew from the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, which had traditionally negotiated union contracts for the coal industry. Pittston then implemented a number of work changes after the existing contract be...

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