The Coal Miners' Insecurity

This pamphlet, published in 1922, is a collection of data drawn from publications issued by various state and federal bureaus, which show some of the economic facts behind the unrest of the miners in the bituminous or soft coal industry. It aims to outline certain vital facts which affected the daily working life of the coal miner and explain the workers’ willingness to strike in defense of wages.

LOUIS BLOCH, Department of Industrial Studies, Russell Sage Foundation