family, a third generation coal miner. his grandfather was a union man, his father was a union man. he put himself through college working shifts at the mine. he'd go on to get a law degree and work for a time in washington. at the age of 33, he was sworn in as president of the united mine workers, and the oath of office administered by his dad. he would serve as president for 13 years. in 2011 in a profile in "esquire" he was asked about returning to his mining roots after a brief stingt as a washington lawyer. he said, quote, i developed a vision of what the union could be, what it should be, what the labor movement could be. you see the union with all its blemishes and still able to say it's the best vehicle there is for social change. it wasn't long before he became secretary-treasurer of the afl-cio, a group of labor unions representing millions of workers. during his tenure as secretary, the war on organized labor was intense. they tried to pry away white
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