Justice in the Coalfields
Jan 01, 1995 | IMDB 0
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This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people. The documentary follows the 1988 United Mine Workers strike against the Pittston Coal Company that followed the expiration of their contract and Pittston's termination of the medical benefits of 1,500 pensioners, widows, and disabled miners.
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IMDB 0 | May , 2021
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IMDB 0 | May , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2017
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Brothers on the Line
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 1990
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IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 1996
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1949
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
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