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Militant Coal Miners Occupy Kentucky Railroad Over Unpaid Wages
On Monday afternoon, workers in Pikeville, Kentucky halted a 120-car train carrying their employer’s coal. Some workers say they’re owed $3,000.
Brown Coal Blues: Inside the Tense Conflict Between Germany's Coal Miners and Climate Activists
VICE Germany heads to the Rhineland, where clashes are taking place between the region's coal miners and the climate activists searching for a cleaner energy solution for the country.
Obama's Not Really Waging a War on Coal — But China Is
The Chinese government plans to close mines, shutter power plants, and slow steel production, but provide aid to dislocated workers. The situation in the United States is a little different.
Bolivia Passed a Law Allowing Ten-Year-Olds to Work
For the 850,000 kids there who already work, the law is a huge victory: Children, just like adults, will now be entitled to a minimum wage, and they'll have full protection under the law. Of course, the dangers are obvious, too. Did Bolivia just create...
When Spain's Angry Miners Took Over Madrid
They walked for three weeks to riot for a day, until the buses came and took them home.