Coal workers union doesn't always represent coal worker values
Print this article GRAYSVILLE, Pennsylvania — When coal mine employee John Morecraft heard last Monday that United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts approved of President Joe Biden’s plan to move the nation’s energy industry away from fossil fuels, Morecraft said he anticipated the news would be misconstrued. GREENE COUNTY, Penn. — Miners John Rudman, Shane Smith, John Morecraft and Brandon Octavio get ready before they start their shift at the Bailey Mine. (Photo by Salena Zito) “I knew the story would come across as though all coal m...
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