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DESCRIPTION:The Mine Wars (120 min.) (2016) Directed by: Randall MacLowry\n\nThe 
 largest labor rebellion since the US civil war is the focus of this 
 powerful documentary.\n\n This documentary examines the lives and 
 conditions of miners in West Virginia and their effort to organize. It also 
 included Mother Jones who supported their early organizing efforts. 
 Following the First World War the miners who had supported the war thought 
 they would get rewarded with better conditions, pay, and benefits. Instead, 
 the mine owners mobilized to crush their union and struggle for good labor 
 conditions.\n\n The miners decided to organize after the assassination on 
 August 1, 1921 of Sid Hatfield, the pro-union chief of police, by mine 
 guards in broad daylight. Over 10,000 miners decided to arm and free their 
 fellow union members who had been jailed in mass repression of miner 
 organizers and workers. This followed the 1920 Matewan massacre in Mingo 
 County where Hatfield had resisted the mine owner thugs and 7 were killed 
 along with the mayor.\n\nThis important film shows that far from supporting 
 the miners, the US government mobilized the army to attack the miners, even 
 dropping bombs on them from US bi-planes. This battle on Blair Mountain is 
 one of the most important labor battles in US history.\n\nSee also:\nMother 
 Jones 1837-1930\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Harris_Jones\n\nSid 
 Hatfield 1891-1921\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Hatfield\n\nMatewan 
 Massacre May 19, 1920\nhttp://www.umwa.org/?q=content/matewan\n\nBattle of 
 Blair Mountain August 25 to September 2, 
 1921\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain\n\nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2016/2016schedule.htm 
 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/16/18787611.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Film:The Mine Wars
LOCATION:518 Valencia at 16th St., San Francisco. 16th St BART.\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/16/18787611.php
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