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West Virginia coal industry poisons water supply
Freedom Industries, Jan.10. Charleston, W.Va. — A spill into the Elk River near Charleston, W.V., on Jan. 9 from a chemical plant owned by Freedom Industries forced a cutoff of water in West Virginia...
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Water still unsafe after Elk River chemical spill
Waiting in line at a water truck in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 10. Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 19 — A chemical spill into the nearby Elk River has caused hundreds of local residents to be hospitalized. Now,...
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Southern conference: ‘On to revolution and socialism’
The auditorium of the Durham Public Library could hardly contain the electric energy and revolutionary fervor of those who gathered for the “Hard Times Are Fighting Times: Building a Southern Movement...
View ArticleWest Virginia mine disaster leaves two miners dead
Wharton, W.Va. — Two West Virginia coal miners were killed on May 12 in an accident that took place at Brody No. 1 mine near Wharton in Boone County. This nonunion mine is is owned by St. Louis-based...
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Yet another profit-driven accident as oil train derails, explodes in West...
Fireball from oil train drove 1,000 people from their homes. Huntington, W.Va. — A 109-car CSX train derailed along the Fayette-Kanawha county line 33 miles southeast of Charleston, W.Va., on Feb. 16....
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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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West Virginia coal industry poisons water supply
Freedom Industries, Jan.10. Charleston, W.Va. — A spill into the Elk River near Charleston, W.V., on Jan. 9 from a chemical plant owned by Freedom Industries forced a cutoff of water in West Virginia...
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Water still unsafe after Elk River chemical spill
Waiting in line at a water truck in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 10. Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 19 — A chemical spill into the nearby Elk River has caused hundreds of local residents to be hospitalized. Now,...
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Southern conference: ‘On to revolution and socialism’
The auditorium of the Durham Public Library could hardly contain the electric energy and revolutionary fervor of those who gathered for the “Hard Times Are Fighting Times: Building a Southern Movement...
View ArticleWest Virginia mine disaster leaves two miners dead
Wharton, W.Va. — Two West Virginia coal miners were killed on May 12 in an accident that took place at Brody No. 1 mine near Wharton in Boone County. This nonunion mine is is owned by St. Louis-based...
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Yet another profit-driven accident as oil train derails, explodes in West...
Fireball from oil train drove 1,000 people from their homes. Huntington, W.Va. — A 109-car CSX train derailed along the Fayette-Kanawha county line 33 miles southeast of Charleston, W.Va., on Feb. 16....
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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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Public forum addresses W.Va. chemical spill crisis
Cathy Kunkel, of Energy Efficient WV, speaks at the “Water Unites Us” public forum on Feb. 20 at Marshall University.WW photo: Benji Pyles Huntington, W.Va. — A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on...
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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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