The Stockade Stood Burning: rebellion and the convict lease in Tennessee’s coalfields, 1891-1895 Something happened in Tennessee, something almost unimaginable to the mine owners…
2016: the hottest year on record A new report by a US government agency has found that temperatures in 2016 were the highest in 137 years of direct measurements, breaking the…
The UK coalminers’ dispute, 1973-4 A short account of the national coal miners’ dispute in the winter of 1973-4 which led to the three-day week, the collapse of the Conservative…
The Westmoreland County coal miners' strike, 1910-11 Paper called Worker solidarity, judicial oppression and police repression in the Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania coal miners' strike, 1910-11,…
The Republic of Labin, 1921 A short history of a short-lived uprising of coal miners in Croatia following an attack by Italian fascists, by Steven Johns.
The 1972 miners' strike: popular agency and industrial politics in Britain A detailed and informative account of the successful nationwide strike of UK miners in 1972, written…
The Monongah mining disaster, 1907 - Steven Johns A short account of the worst mining disaster in US history, which killed over 360 mostly Italian migrant workers and which was the inspiration…
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike, 1941 A short history of the mass strike of miners in Nazi-occupied northern France from 27 May to 10 June. Despite heavy repression it won…
Recent cases highlight the farcical nature of America's "justice" system Two recent court sentences highlight America's two forms of justice. One for the rich and white,…
Colonialism in modern America: the Appalachian case The essays in this book illustrate a conceptual model for analyzing the social and economic problems of the Appalachian region. The model is…
A strike like no other strike: Pittston strike holds lessons for today Article by the United Mine Workers of America, 20 years on from the 10-month-long Pittston Coal…
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, 1989-1990 A short history of the successful 10 month long strike at Pittston Coal against cuts to retirement…
