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Protesting Blackjewel Miners To Get Some Overdue Pay From Bankruptcy Sale
More than a thousand coal miners left unpaid by the abrupt bankruptcy of Blackjewel mining could soon be getting some – but not all – of the money they are… Read More
Few Answers For Unpaid Miners After Day One of Blackjewel Sales Hearing
Blackjewel coal miners will have to wait at least another day to learn if the sale of the bankrupt coal company’s mines and equipment will deliver their overdue paychecks. The… Read More
Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms
Miners left unpaid by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company say they are prepared to keep up their protest on railroad tracks in Harlan County, Kentucky, where they are blocking delivery… Read More
Laid-Off Employees Of Bankrupt Blackjewel Mining Seek Pay, Answers
Patrick Fitchpatrick has worked at Blackjewel’s D-11 coal mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, for more than a year. He said he enjoyed the work right up until he was told not… Read More