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• History of West Virginia

  … , Hinton, Morgantown, and Parkersburg had central labor organizations made up of the craft … most violent episodes in the state’s labor history occurred in the coalfields. … ;:http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/532. Labor suffered major setbacks. By 1924, …

• Labor History

  … of the century, although the octogenarian labor organizer "Mary Harris ‘‘Mother’’ … an important theme in the history of organized labor, other strikes in West … Chemical and Atomic Workers Union (CIO). Labor and capital relations became relatively …

• Red Jacket Case

  … affirming the use of injunctions against union organizing efforts, was a landmark event in West Virginia labor history. The litigation was an important element in massive employer resistance to unionization in the southern …

• Battle of Blair Mountain

  … the most spectacular confrontation in West Virginia’s labor history, the culminating event in the era … for union miners, but the hostilities created by labor strife from the early 1900s to the 1920s color labor relations in West Virginia to the present. …

• Miles Stanley

  … notable figures in 20th-century West Virginia labor history. Born in Dunbar, Stanley began … capacity Stanley organized a federation of labor for the state of Hawaii and was adviser to the International Labor Federation. Stanley served in Washington with …

• United Mine Workers of America

  … , coal operators organized associations and hired labor spies and heavily armed mine guards, … the union despite support from national labor leaders, Socialist Eugene Debs and noted … family had deep roots in state labor history. As the 20th century waned, …

• National Historic Landmarks

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1831, the Matewan Historic District witnessed a nationally significant labor history event, the bloody 1920 "Matewan Massacre":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1576. …

• Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly

  … and the nation’s oldest central labor organization. It was founded in Aetnaville … union members. Throughout much of its history, the assembly sanctioned strikes and … political support to candidates sympathetic to labor. One highlight was its support for …

• The Miners’ March

  The 1921 Miners’ March on Logan was probably the largest armed uprising in American labor history. It involved more than 15,000 coal miners opposed by more than 5,000 mine guards, deputy sheriffs, and state …

• Fred Mooney

  … .org/articles/545, as well as Keeney, and the characters in his book and his life read like a directory of West Virginia labor history. Fred Mooney committed suicide in Fairmont.

• Henry D. Hatfield

  … left the governor’s mansion and traveled to the strike region to spend the day treating wounded miners and the colorful labor agitator, Mary Harris "‘‘Mother’’ Jones":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1053. He granted a general pardon to …

• George W. Atkinson

  … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1898, economics, "literature":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1417, history, and "religion":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/54, the scholarly Atkinson wrote 11 books of poetry …

• Aviation

  … West Virginia aviation. West Virginia's aviation history includes several significant plane crashes. The worst crash in the state’s history took place on November 14, 1970 … the oddest events in West Virginia’s history, the "pot plane" crash …

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

  … the railroad. In the first decade of the company’s history a substantial portion of its revenue came from passenger service … in the 1870s underwent a significant struggle between management and labor. This peaked during the economic depression of the mid- …

• Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster

  … became the site of one of the worst industrial tragedies in the history of the United States. In all, 2,982 men worked … died. The Hawks Nest Tunnel became an important part of the labor culture of the 1930s, generating a novel and several short stories, …

• John Henry

  … .’’ Their work was arduous, hazardous, and labor-intensive. Many died from bungled blasting, … hero of quiet, steadfast resistance, a labor hero who fought to protect the … The park will celebrate the legend of John Henry and local railroad history.

• Hitchman Coal and Coke v. Mitchell et al.

  … v. Mitchell_ grew from a critical issue in West Virginia history and became a landmark decision in U.S. constitutional … took advantage of the judicially approved means of resisting labor organizations. The UMWA and other unions faced possible extinction …

• Belgians

  … generation of Belgian-Americans. In 1992, the Belgian-American Heritage Society of West Virginia was founded to keep alive the history and culture of this fascinating ethnic group. South Charleston's Interpretive Center is home to an exhibit about that …

• Homer Adams Holt

  … by the Tax Limitation Amendment. Holt was firmly mistrustful of labor union leadership. When 2,500 miners walked off the … headed by Neely and several union leaders. While Governor Holt labored to maintain the state’s financial integrity, he disagreed …

• Interwoven Mills

  … . Like many factories around the country, Interwoven was confronted by organized labor during the 1930s and 1940s. Interwoven workers took part in … complex in February 1976, bringing an important chapter in the city’s industrial history to an end.

• William Gaston Caperton III

  … major reorganization that instituted a cabinet form of government in the executive branch, and the largest tax increase in state history. The novice governor’s popularity plummeted, but West Virginia’s economic plight and the financial condition of state …

• Jefferson County

  … cultural mix that persisted for much of the county’s history. Shepherdstown and Harpers Ferry looked northward, developing strong economic … 27 percent of the total population. For most of its history, Jefferson County’s economy has been primarily " …

• West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State

  … a useful summary of the history, literature, and folkways of the … all of the chapter on labor history. Eventually the dispute over … , a Democrat more sympathetic to labor and the New Deal. With … ’s approval, the chapter on labor was restored and the West …

• West Virginia History

  _West Virginia History_, renamed _West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies_ in … 2006, is the state journal of history, biography, bibliography, and genealogy. Previously … and 20th-century industry and labor, politics, and women. Issued quarterly …

• West Virginia National Guard

  … of popular and legislative support. However, national labor problems and the formation of the … was activated for service in areas of labor unrest in 1877, 1880, 1894, … longest continuous federal mission in state history. In August 2022, the Guard began …