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The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continuesCoal miner Scottie Stinson, left, talks with foreman Scott Tiller outside a mine in Welch, W.Va., on May 12, 2016, as he prepares to enter a mine 40 inches high.David Goldman/AP Photo

Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, while the number of large-scale mining disasters and the number of...

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