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28 Jul 2021 Coal miners from across Alabama, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania protested outside the Wall Street firms like BlackRock, the biggest shareholder in Warrior Met Coal, on Wednesday in a fight for better union contracts. For nearly five months, about 1,100 coal miners with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have been on strike against Warrior Met Coal demanding a better contract. In 2016, Warrior Met Coal filed for bankruptcy and in order to keep the company afloat, the UMWA agr...

Drive-By Trucker Mike Cooley, Lee Bains to rock for Alabama coal miners AL.com 2 hrs ago Matt Wake, al.com © awrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.co/awrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.co Patterson Hood, left, and Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers perform in September 2019 at Soul Kitchen in Mobile. Alabama Strike Fest sounds like the name of a bowling festival but it’s not. The event is actually a fundraiser for coal miners striking against Warrior Met Coal. Some of Alabama’s mo...