Miners on the Tracks and Revisiting PATCO

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, it’s 38 days and counting that the Blackjewell coal miners of Harlan County Kentucky are occupying the tracks saying “No Pay, We Stay!” We’ll get their story. Then, It’s almost 40 years since Ronald Reagan fired over 11,000 striking professional air traffic controllers. What are the lessons of the PATCO strike for today? Find out Thursday at 6 PM, rebroadcast Friday at 5 AM.


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