Ky. miners block coal from leaving after weeks without pay - Entrepreneur Generations

Kentucky coal miners in Pike County began blocking a coal train from leaving a Quest Energy mine on Monday; they say it's because they haven't been paid in weeks.

"Miners said they worked from December 16, 2019 until now without getting paid for that work. They came home last Thursday after a 17-hour shift, expecting to be paid Friday, but that check never came," Buddy Forbes and Lynette Cooney report for WYMT. "They were told to wait until Monday and then the date was pushed back again. Now they just want to get what is owed to them." The miners told the reporters they're not going back to work until they get paid.

Within hours, people in the community brought the miners pizza, water and firewood. The situation is similar to a recent protest in Kentucky when miners for now-bankrupt Blackjewel blocked a coal truck from leaving until they received back pay.

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