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Letter to Editor
December 18, 1929
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
From Johnstown, Pa., a call for the National Miners Union to organize local coal miners facing severe underpayment (three tons loaded for 1.5 tons' pay) and feudal-era housing, criticizing the United Mine Workers for inaction since 1922.
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For a fighting Marine Workers Industrial Union!
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (By Mail).-
The miners here are treated worse even than that of the steel workers, as there has been no union in this district since 1922. There never has been a union in Johnstown. The miners load three tons of coal and get paid for a ton and a half. They live under worse conditions, especially housing, than the days of feudalism.
The National Miners Union has got to come out here as soon as possible and organize the coal miners in this section for the United Mine Workers' fakers never care about doing any such thing. and, therefore, it's up to the militant union.
Workers! This Is Your Paper. Write for It. Distribute It Among Your Fellow Workers!
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (By Mail).-
The miners here are treated worse even than that of the steel workers, as there has been no union in this district since 1922. There never has been a union in Johnstown. The miners load three tons of coal and get paid for a ton and a half. They live under worse conditions, especially housing, than the days of feudalism.
The National Miners Union has got to come out here as soon as possible and organize the coal miners in this section for the United Mine Workers' fakers never care about doing any such thing. and, therefore, it's up to the militant union.
Workers! This Is Your Paper. Write for It. Distribute It Among Your Fellow Workers!
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Johnstown Miners
Coal Mining Conditions
National Miners Union
United Mine Workers
Worker Exploitation
Union Organization
Letter to Editor Details
Main Argument
the national miners union must organize coal miners in johnstown, pa., due to exploitative pay (loading three tons but paid for one and a half), feudal-like housing conditions, and lack of union representation since 1922, as the united mine workers have failed to act.
Notable Details
Miners Load Three Tons Of Coal And Get Paid For A Ton And A Half
Worse Conditions Especially Housing Than The Days Of Feudalism
No Union In This District Since 1922
Never Has Been A Union In Johnstown