UMW Labor Day celebration focuses on Battle of Blair Mountain centennial, pending federal legislation

RACINE, W.Va. — The marquee speakers hadn’t yet taken the stage, but retired coal miners Alva Coleman and Danny Whitt stood near the platform with plenty to say on their

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