labor relations Archives - Appalachian History

He said if miners picketed his mine he would slaughter them

The Harlan County gun thugs in reality got nothing for their efforts to drive out the UMWA union. Most of them died violent deaths.

At the Depression’s height, 4,000+ textile mill workers in Huntsville walked off the job, beginning a strike that eventually spread to Maine.

Coal barons in Whipple, WV issued ‘Esau scrip’ to destitute miners’ wives. The women were expected to repay the loan with bodily services.

The Battle of Blair Mountain. Over 500 “rednecks” were charged with treason, murder, & conspiracy to commit murder.