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![In this June 6, 2011 photo, this historical marker along W.Va. Route 17 in Blair, W.Va., is the only visible sign of the 1921 battle here between thousands of armed, unionizing coal miners and the thousands of law enforcement officers and security guards hired to defeat them. At least 16 men died on the mountain](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/AP_110602056027-e1567537148425-900x422.jpg)
On Labor Day, Miners Mark Historic Union March
By: Emily Allen | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ninety-eight years ago, thousands of pro-union miners marched toward West Virginia’s Logan County, to protest abuses by coal operators in what was then a largely anti-union territory. The marchers were… Read More
![Ohio State Supreme Court building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/another_shot_of_ohio_supreme_court_gavel__credit_dan_konik_-e1566946449440-900x422.jpg)
Five State Employees File Lawsuit Against State Leaders And Unions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Five state employees have filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming their rights have been violated by being required to pay union dues. Four employees with the Ohio Department of… Read More
![The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/npr-final-illustration-karina-perez-fe65b2d95f9ef4852eec7317a1f3d8df6c730f1e-e1566396800729-900x422.jpg)
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: ‘You Cannot Hire American Here’
By: John Burnett | NPR
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Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.
![The Kentucky Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Kentucky_State_Capitol_-_DSC09141-e1519222997224-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Democratic Lawmakers to Push for Minimum Wage Increase
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky say they have a proposal that would eventually more than double the state’s minimum wage. Sen. Reggie Thomas of Lexington and… Read More
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“Bloody Harlan” Revisited: Blackjewel Miners Draw On Labor History While Facing Uncertain Future
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Curtis Cress sat in the gravel beside a railroad track in Harlan County, Kentucky. Tall and thin with a long, black beard, Cress is every bit a coal miner, or,… Read More
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Unions Accuse FirstEnergy Solutions Of Backing Out Of Agreements
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Several unions representing workers at the state’s two nuclear plants are objecting to a new bankruptcy plan by FirstEnergy Solutions, saying the energy generator’s latest filing would not honor union contracts…. Read More
![Workers at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio put the final touches on Chevy Cobalts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AP_16314754462786-e1543255207929-900x422.jpg)
Idled General Motors Plant’s Union Leader to Transfer
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio union leader once called out on Twitter by President Donald Trump says he is transferring to another General Motors location. Dave Green tells The… Read More
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Living Wage: Ohio Valley Workers, Employers React As House Votes For $15 Minimum Wage
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current $7.25 rate, which has not changed in a… Read More
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Minimum Wage Hike Would Have Major Effect In Ohio Valley
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost the wages of 17 million workers and lift about 1.3 million people… Read More
![Sen. Sherrod Brown gives his victory speech at the Ohio Democrats 2018 Midterm Election Night Watch Party at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio on November 6, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JK_ODP_WatchParty-05-1-e1545084935666-900x422.jpg)
Sherrod Brown Pushes Trump Administration On Overtime Pay
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is proposing a bill that would require overtime pay for any salaried worker making less than $51,064, a more than $15,000 increase to the Trump Administration’s… Read More
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A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction
By: Brittany Patterson | Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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This is the first story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling. Located in South… Read More
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Union: Hospital Workers in Ky., W.Va. Ratify 3-Year Contract
By: Associated Press
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HARLAN, Ky. (AP) – A union says hospital workers in Kentucky and West Virginia have approved a three-year contract. WYMT-TV reports the United Steelworkers union announced the ratification of the… Read More
![West Virginia on a map](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AP11021601319-900x422.jpg)
W.Va. Supreme Court Extends Delay in Union Case Enforcement
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has extended a delay in enforcing a lower court ruling that struck down part of a state law allowing workers to… Read More
![This Amazon center is roughly the size of 28 football fields.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Amazon-Fulfillment-Center-by-J.-Tyler-Franklin-Louisville-Public-Media-120430-e1552147892976-900x422.jpg)
Automation For The People? Ohio Valley At High Risk For Job Losses
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Amazon employee Andre Woodson made his way among yellow bins traveling through a vast warehouse filled with boxes and envelopes to be packed, sorted and shipped. In Amazon-speak, this is… Read More
![John Combs is a "people greeter" at a Walmart in Vancouver, Wash. But he has been told that come April 25, his job is going away. And he is not alone.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/john-combs-eb84ea758420addd10ddd980881a24209b9156e4-e1551199148206-900x422.jpg)
Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters. Workers With Disabilities Feel Targeted
By: Alina Selyukh | NPR
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NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.
![A graphic shows a mortar board and diploma with the words student debt](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_188794663540-e1551114337768-900x422.jpg)
A New Benefit: Some Companies Help Workers Pay Down Student Loans
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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Some employers are offering benefits that pay down student loans. They say it’s a popular way to recruit younger workers who are struggling with college debt.
![The West Virginia state capitol building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/West-Virginia-Statehouse-e1518097711392-900x422.jpg)
W.Va. House Passes Pay Raise Bill for Teachers, Others
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved pay raises for teachers and school service workers a day after they returned to classrooms following a two-day… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ohio_Statehouse_columbus-900x422.jpg)
Proposed Bill Would Do Away With Prevailing Wage Requirement
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Two Republican state representatives will unveil legislation tomorrow to change the state’s prevailing wage law. Actually, Ohio’s lawmakers have been trying to alter those laws for a while now. Since 1931, Ohio has had a law mandating trade workers on certain state… Read More
![Members of the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective inspect one of their apiaries. The collective trains displaced coal miners in West Virginia on how to keep bees as a way to supplement their income.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bees1-68563262994bcef1e9b5b41243b717bab09b895c-e1548699906125-900x422.jpg)
Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Train As Beekeepers To Earn Extra Cash
By: Jodi Helmer | NPR
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In West Virginia, mining jobs have been declining for years, and there have been few other options to make a living. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is hoping to help turn that around.
![Coal miner Nick Stiltner reviews an X-ray of his lungs showing black lung disease at the Stone Mountain Clinic in Grundy, Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blacklungsheldon-6-0fb53b51471e69dc27316b55970e1de5c32eaa20-e1548173965643-900x422.jpg)
Calls For Change Follow NPR/Frontline Black Lung Investigation
By: Howard Berkes | NPR
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Federal regulations for silica dust in coal mines haven’t changed in decades. But since an NPR/Frontline report into black lung, some are calling for a new response.
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Three Miners Dead In Eleven Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners died… Read More
![Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state's Supreme Court has now struck down the law.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gettyimages-941053734-ad5f5ec5594cad1d9ad9aa36dba4d13c180b964c-e1544725225622-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.
![Workers at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio put the final touches on Chevy Cobalts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AP_16314754462786-e1543255207929-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Leaders React To News Of GM’s Decision To Close The Lordstown Auto Assembly Plant
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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News that GM will be idling its Lordstown factory on March 1st is prompting Ohio’s leaders to issue angry statements in news releases and on social media. John Kasich said he’ll… Read More
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State Worker Safety Plans: ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’
By: Jim Morris | The Center for Public Integrity
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Fifteen minutes before his shift was to end on November 8, 2017, Lariat Rope, a thickset man of 55, tumbled into a pit of scalding water at Sapa Extrusions North… Read More
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A Teenager Dies On The Job. His Family’s Work Begins
Grant Oakley’s second day of work was the last day of his life. Seventeen, sandy-haired and tall, Grant liked to fish, tinker with motorcycles with his father, Mike, and play… Read More