This organization's achievements include securing passage of the Jacksonville Agreement, though it was repudiated after only three years.
This organization's achievements include securing passage of the Jacksonville Agreement, though it was repudiated after only three years. Its first president John Rae served only one year; a much later president Tony Boyle became infamous for conspiring to murder the leader of a rival faction Jock Yablonski, after which he was imprisoned and replaced with Arnold Miller. Another key leader of this group was Bill Blizzard, who was involved in the Battle of Blair Mountain, a part of the so-called Redneck War waged by members of this group, which was also responsible for the Bloody Harlan County protests. Its two long-term presidents were John Mitchell and the man who later helped found the CIO, John L. Lewis; it has worked to obtain recompense for victims of black lung disease. FTP, name this labor group which organized coal miners.
This organization's achievements include securing passage of the Jacksonville Agreement, though it was repudiated after only three years.
{United Mine Workers} of America (or {UMW}A)