On this day in 1912, the Paint Creek Mine War began when West Virginia miners struck, demanding formal union recognition and fairer labor practices. The incident quickly escalated into one of the worst labor conflicts in U.S. history.
The event, also known as the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike, centered on the area enclosed by two streams, Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. It is considered part of the "Coal Wars", a series of armed conflicts between workers and coal companies from the 1890s - 1930s in the United States.
The strike lasted for fourteen months, and over 5,000 workers participated. Notable labor organizer Mother Jones (shown) came to West Virginia to support the workers, organizing a secret march of 3,000 armed miners to the steps of the state capitol in Charleston to read a declaration of war to Governor William E. Glasscock.
The confrontation directly caused approximately fifty violent deaths from armed conflicts between miners and strike-breaking forces, as well as many more deaths indirectly caused by starvation and malnutrition among the striking miners. In terms of casualties, it was among the worst conflicts in American labor history.
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Canada is making the most marginal change on capital gains tax, which is reasonable it's basically free revenue for the government as it's extremely unlikely to change capital flows. Anyway CHUDs are yet again proving they don't know shit all and getting red mad over it. "Doctors will leave the country" oh will they? What doctor is regularly selling their practice as part of nornal business operations? Like wtf do you think capital gains is.
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The "it's econ 101" crowd is so goddamn dumb. Everytime they talk about taxes or stuff like social security I want to rip my hair out.