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July 31, 2019

Kentucky Miners Block Coal Train After Being Denied Paychecks
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In Kentucky, local residents have been coming out to support miners who
are blocking a train carrying coal from a mine by occupying the
railroad. Miners are protesting after the mining company Blackjewel
stopped paying them after they went bankrupt earlier this month. The
Harlan County miners are now on day 3 of the protest and say they will
stay until they get some answers-or their paychecks. Sunrise Movement
supported the workers' action, writing, "The coal & mining industry
isn't sustainable. But when these companies go under, the workers just
trying to put food on the table don't deserve to suffer the
consequences. We need a #Green New Deal to provide the safe &
sustainable green jobs our workers deserve."


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