LONDON (AP) — The British government said Monday that it will hold a public inquiry into the “Battle of Orgreave,” a violent confrontation between police and striking coal miners that became a ...
"It is my favourite time of year to work. It is a fantastic time of year to work and I have been robbed of that this year," says Alan Woodcock, a former miner and now a tour guide at the National Coal ...
The Enugu High Court in Nigeria ruled Thursday that the former British colonial administration was liable for a 1949 labor dispute that caused 21 worker deaths. Justice Anthony Onovo awarded each ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Coal use is also rising, particularly in India and China. And debates rage about ...