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Miners Block Roads Across Alabama Kentucky in Wildcat Strike
United Mine Workers caravans linked more than a thousand miners in Alabama and Kentucky seeking nonunion mines during a three week national strike. State police stood by as mines closed and a Birmingham caravan headed to Scottsboro with minimal damage and no major incidents.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers Union
Alabama
Kentucky
UMW
Louisa
Washington
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Birmingham
Fabius
Scottsboro
Bill Morrell