Some disgusting comments in here, acting as if either party has ever given a shit about coal miners. Their unions-- once the most militant in the country-- were destroyed by bipartisan policy. Everything, including healthcare and education has been underfunded for decades, even worse than everywhere else. These people have been fucked hard for generations. What have you ever offered them but ridicule and contempt?
You know what really destroyed those unions? They union members destroyed them when they refused to allow anyone who isn’t white join them. Because militancy can’t be legislated away. But it can be redirected.
Some disgusting comments in here, acting as if either party has ever given a shit about coal miners. Their unions-- once the most militant in the country-- were destroyed by bipartisan policy. Everything, including healthcare and education has been underfunded for decades, even worse than everywhere else. These people have been fucked hard for generations. What have you ever offered them but ridicule and contempt?
You know what really destroyed those unions? They union members destroyed them when they refused to allow anyone who isn’t white join them. Because militancy can’t be legislated away. But it can be redirected.
Some Unions did do that, and it was fucked up.