Thread by @taykuy

Letters Blackjwel coal miners sent to court really show human toll the company's messy bankruptcy took on a workforce who found themselves suddenly without paychecks after the company filed bankruptcy July 1. Here's a thread w/ links to a few of their stories. 1/

A group of miners at the company's D17 mine are worried about how to feed their families after they "worked our butts off for this company" that "doesn't care about the men what so ever."

Says "Blackjewel has done us miners really terrible." docdro.id/0d0HXfC /2

Here's a letter from a miner who recently lost his mother to a stroke, now trying to also figure out how to pay his bills.

"We have lost sleep, barely can eat due to worrying about our future and providing for our kids," the miner told the judge. /3
docdro.id/L9kAJZh

Another miner left for a relaxing Florida vacation only to get a call from a co-worker that the mine was shut down. Now he's not sure what to do about his mortgage, vehicle payments, medical bills and kids' tuition. /4 docdro.id/TsWWmXP

Here's a man who was nine days from closing on a new home after years of renting.

"No one should be done the way that we have been done," he says. docdro.id/T1mfcab /5

A miner's wife takes issue with a statement from Blackjewel CEO Hoops that no one is hurting more than him over this. She says miners are borrowing money to buy groceries and selling what they worked hard to own in humiliation. /6

Yet another miner is trying to support two kids, one with special needs. After Blackjewel checks were clawed back, said "all I have to my name is $15." docdro.id/R79bQTH /7

Sadly, there will likely be more of these flowing into the docket. It's tough to tell what, if anything the court might be able to do to offset all of this. /8

Here's the missing link to that one: docdro.id/Wa94MAh