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Strike activities taped include roadside picketing, sit-ins at the entrance to Pittston mines, and strike rallies.  On April 5, 1989 the United Mine Workers (UMW) called a strike against the Pittston Coal Group for unfair labor practices. Miners had worked 14 months without a contract before the UMW called the strike. Among the practices cited by UMW were the discontinuing of medical benefits for pensioners, widows, and the disabled; refusal to contribute to a benefit trust established in 1950 for miners who retired before 1974; and refusing to bargain in goodfaith. Miners in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia struck against Pittston. The miners and their families engaged in a civil disobedience campaign against the company. The strike led to violence between strikers and company representatives; state troopers were called out to arrest striking miners. The strike ended on February 20, 1990 when miners voted to ratify a contract with Pittston.\u003c/p\u003e (scope content)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["1989 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003ePublic use of the Pittston Coal Company Strike Tape must give credit to WKPT-TV.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University provides access to the digitized recordings on this website for the purposes of research and education. Any commercial uses of the materials or any uses that exceed the limits of fair use and other relevant statutory exceptions require the permission of the Archives of Appalachia and the copyright holder(s). It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials. The Archives of Appalachia makes every effort to adhere to all known copyright and rights of privacy, publicity, or trademark of these materials. If you are a rights holder of material on this site and believe that inclusion of this material violates your rights, please contact archives@etsu.edu.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Identifier"]},"value":{"en":["0351_01 (local)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThe Pittston Coal Company Strike Tape, held by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.etsu.edu/archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eArchives of Appalachia\u003c/a\u003e at East Tennessee State University, is a 60-minute u-matic video cassette which contains footage of strike activities in Southwest Virginia taken by WKPT-TV, Kingsport, Tennessee in 1989. Strike activities taped include roadside picketing, sit-ins at the entrance to Pittston mines, and strike rallies. \u0026nbsp;On April 5, 1989 the United Mine Workers (UMW) called a strike against the Pittston Coal Group for unfair labor practices. Miners had worked 14 months without a contract before the UMW called the strike. Among the practices cited by UMW were the discontinuing of medical benefits for pensioners, widows, and the disabled; refusal to contribute to a benefit trust established in 1950 for miners who retired before 1974; and refusing to bargain in goodfaith. Miners in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia struck against Pittston. The miners and their families engaged in a civil disobedience campaign against the company. The strike led to violence between strikers and company representatives; state troopers were called out to arrest striking miners. 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