1959 United Mine Workers strike

When

1959

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

1959 labor strike in Kentucky

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1959 labor strike in Kentucky

The 1959 United Mine Workers strike was a labor action by union miners in Eastern Kentucky. Originally over a pay increase, it grew into a conflict between union and non-union mines that resulted in three deaths. It was the first instance of labor violence in the area since the Harlan County War and was the prelude to the Roving Picket Movement.

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