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Maeve

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6. The only thing that decreased deaths in mines was law enforcement

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:38 PM

Mar 30

Not safety equipment, not rules---it wasn't until the federal government started enforcing the laws that deaths began to decrease. The rules were there, the equipment was there; the min operators told the men to go on as they always had. Rules on how much support the roof needed--ignored until inspectors came.

Read this in the WashPost several month ago, one of the investigative stories of who are the federal workers that are faceless, but important. One former miner pushed for safety to be taken seriously. No longer have access since I unsubscribed,

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Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge [View all] Norbert Mar 30 OP

FAFO SheltieLover Mar 30 #1

Exactly Duncanpup Mar 30 #2

How any working person could vote for a rethug boggles my mind. SheltieLover Mar 30 #7

Especially now that Trump got all the coal jobs back like he promised. Norrrm Mar 30 #3

They voted for it. LisaL Mar 30 #4

Leopards. Faces. Regret. sakabatou Mar 30 #5

The only thing that decreased deaths in mines was law enforcement Maeve Mar 30 #6

So, tRUMP has wiped out imports/exports by now, making a car is now probably twice as much as it was before SWBTATTReg Mar 30 #8

"Safety is for suckers and losers. Get back in the hole." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Mar 30 #9

Not an ounce of sympathy for these workers. jrthin Mar 30 #10