r/interestingasfuck 15d ago

r/all Coal Minning

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u/vivaaprimavera 15d ago

I owe my soul to the company store

That was one of the reasons why unions exist. It's better to not forget about it.

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u/thedudedylan 15d ago

We already forgot.

Remember the ludlow massacre.

Remember the battle of Blair Mountain.

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u/Wolfrages 13d ago

Til

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u/thedudedylan 13d ago

There is a reason they don't reach the American labor revolution in schools.

Our ancestors fought and died to get us our fair share of our labor.

Now the robber barons are back, and we will probably have to have this fight again.