The Aftermath Part Two

These charges were levied against 550 to close to 1000 miners and labor activists including Keeney and Mooney. After all the legal battles most were acquitted while others spent years in prison. However, the legal battles had taken a huge toll on the bank accounts of the UMWA. The union’s membership also dropped by half in the years between 1921-1924. This membership further dropped to just a couple of hundred miners by 1930.

However, this battle did lead to some improvements in working conditions at the mines. The battles raised awareness of the harsh working conditions of the coal mines. The unions also had a change in tactics in political battles. This major change helped the unions get the law on the labor side.

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