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In Charleston, W.Va., thousands protest ‘right-to-work’ bill
Charleston, W.Va.,March 7.Photo: UE Local 170 Charleston, W.Va. — An estimated 7,000 people showed up at the Capitol building in Charleston, W.Va., on March 7 to picket the state Legislature’s...
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Morgantown, West Virginia, activists for unity here, worldwide
Building left unity was on the agenda in Morgantown, W.Va., where the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Solidarity Conference was held April 18. The conference was coordinated by the Left Alliance at West...
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Trans victory in West Virginia
Wheeling, W.Va. — In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling favoring marriage equality, another triumph was won for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The West Virginia...
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Hospital workers strike in Huntington, W.Va.
Huntington, W.Va. After three months of contentious contract negotiations, close to 1,000 members of SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH Service Unit initiated a 10-day strike by walking off their jobs at...
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Abortion access under attack in West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia As a result of the recent SCOTUS overthrow of Roe v. Wade, the bigoted coal baron governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, used a special legislative session — originally...
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West Virginia politicians ban abortion, but not without a fight
Charleston, West Virginia Sept. 14 — The Republican-majority West Virginia legislature passed an abortion ban during a Sept. 13 special session. The same legislature had introduced the bill to ban...
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Family members and activists protest murderous West Virginia jails
Charleston, West Virginia Two rallies were held in southern West Virginia to raise awareness of the high number of deaths at regional jails throughout the state in the last year. The over 100...
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Fracked gas pipeline explodes in fireball
A fireball shooting up from an exploding natural gas pipeline in Moundsville, West Virginia, on June 7 was seen as far away as western Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania Real-Time News) Explosion on the...
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West Virginia rally condemns jail deaths
Beckley, West Virginia Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15 to raise awareness of the growing number of deaths in jails...
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Palestinians, supporters demand Charleston City Council call for cease-fire
Charleston, West Virginia Over 200 Palestinian and pro-Palestine activists packed a City Council meeting in Charleston, West Virginia’s capital, on Jan. 3. The crowd attended the meeting in...
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