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The West Virginia Coal Wars
53:00 - 57:36 (04:35)
The cause of the West Virginia Coal Wars was the effort of the United Mineworkers to organize the union, and the ultimate aim was to organize the whole state. During investigations, the wages in Paint Creek were found to be fair and it was suggested that the mine guards were the real disturbing element among which this trouble arose.
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ChapterThe West Virginia Coal Wars
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Governor Glasscock appointed a commission to investigate the cause of the Paint Creek Mine strike in 1912.
54:32 - 57:36 (03:03)
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Governor Glasscock appointed a commission to investigate the cause of the Paint Creek Mine strike in 1912. The commission shockingly found that wages in Paint Creek were fair and that the main cause of the strike was the United Mineworkers' effort to organize the union.