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The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
Coal miner Scottie Stinson, left, talks with foreman Scott Tiller outside a mine in Welch, W.Va., on May 12, 2016, as he prepares to enter a mine 40 inches high.David Goldman/AP Photo

Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, while the number of large-scale mining disasters and the number of...

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