Show threadPeter Riley1d ago

@MikeDunnAuthor

2026
https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-coal-miners-doge-fmshrc?

(Interview about situation)
https://therealnews.com/kim-kelly-coal-miners-are-dying-and-trump-betrayed-them

#healthandsafety #labourmovement #mineworkers

Trump’s Latest Target: Coal Miners’ Safety

In one fell swoop, the Trump administration took an axe to the agency tasked with handling legal disputes around mine worker safety. It could signal even deeper cuts to worker protections coming down the pike.

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Show threadPeter RileyMay 16

@QasimRashid

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC - ACT 1977)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-coal-miners-doge-fmshrc

#DOGE #healthandsafety #mineworkers

Peter RileyMay 16

On #MayDay Trump admin fired a mine safety commissioner & closed the #Pittsburgh office of the agency that handles mine safety disputes.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/trump-coal-miners-doge-fmshrc

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) - 1977 Act.
https://jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/2026/05/07/friday-night-massacre-at-mine-safety-review-commission/

#fossilfuels #healthandsafety #labourmovement #mineworkers

Peter RileyMay 2

(Interview) Director of Harlan County 1976-2026
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/kopple-harlan-county-american-dream

Showing in NYC
https://www.ifccenter.com/series/harlan-county-usa-american-dream/

#BarbaraKopple #BlackLung #documentary #films #HarlanCounty #HazelDickens #labourmovement #mineworkers #solidarity #unions

Barbara Kopple on Her Labor Documentary Masterpieces

Barbara Kopple’s films Harlan County USA and American Dream captured labor struggle as it was happening: on picket lines, inside unions, and under pressure. Decades later, both remain some of the finest labor documentaries ever made.

Show threadPeter RileyApr 30

19 November 2010 in the #PikeRiver Mine, 46 km northeast of #Greymouth, in the West Coast region of #Aotearoa /New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm resulted in the deaths of 29 miners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_River_Mine_disaster

#films #labourmovement #mineworkers #solidarity

Pike River Mine disaster - Wikipedia

Show threadPeter RileyApr 16

1990s #ICEM campaign poster in support of health and safety for the world's #mineworkers

"The stronger the union, the safer the mine."

International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) poster by Fiona Macintosh.

(Source: https://admin.industriall-union.org/archive/icem/archive-icem-icem-poster-wins-design-contest/ )

#Art #FionaMacintosh #illustration #posters

Peter RileyApr 7

April 8, 1911
“Convict Leasing” Slavery By Another Name (13th Amendement) #Birmingham, #Alabama.
128 #coal mine workers: 113 of the dead were Black men convicted by Alabama courts of petty crimes & turned over to the mining company, which paid prison officials for the right to force the convicts to work WITHOUT PAY until they had served their sentences.
https://www.pbs.org/video/slavery-another-name-slavery-video/

https://portside.org/2026-04-06/week-peoples-history-april-8-14-2026

#BannerMine #Capitalism #Exploitation #MineWorkers #Racism #Slavery #WorkingClassHistory

Slavery by Another Name | Episode 1

Slavery by Another Name explores the new forms of slavery after the Civil War.

Working Class HistoryMar 6
📣 New Podcast! "UK Coal Miners Bring down Conservative Government" on @Spreaker #1970s_uk #1974_british #1974_edward #britain_national #coal #crisis #day #election #energy #heath #labor #miners #mineworkers #movement #of #strike #strike_three #uk #union #week
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/uk-coal-miners-bring-down-conservative-government--70369198
UK Coal Miners Bring down Conservative Government

On this day, 6 March 1974, UK coal miners called off their four-week strike after accepting a 35% pay offer in a massive victory, which had already brought down

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Show threadPeter RileyFeb 21

@workingclasshistory

https://revolutionsnewsstand.com/2026/02/15/one-big-union-the-need-of-all-mine-workers-by-frank-little-from-solidarity-vol-8-no-393-july-21-1917/

#iww #frankLittle #Labourmovement #mineworkers #OneBigUnion #Solidarity

‘One Big Union the Need of All Mine Workers’ by Frank Little from Solidarity. Vol. 8 No. 393. July 21, 1917.

Frank Little was driven, a warrior to the end. Organizing for the Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union, Below are some of his last pieces published while alive as Solidarity prints several items on …

Revolution's Newsstand
Peter RileyDec 12

https://inthesetimes.com/article/the-trump-administration-has-found-a-sneaky-way-to-keep-killing-coal-miners

#Appalachia #LabourMovement #mineworkers #Organize #Silicosis #Solidarity #Trumpocracy #unions
#UMWA

The Trump Administration Has Found a Sneaky Way to Keep Killing Coal Miners

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

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