Thread by @RickSmithShow

Rick: It's been over a year since some 1100 miners with Warrior Met Coal in Alabama went on strike.
Haeden Wright: Everyone's dug in. We've had less than 15% of the workforce cross the picket line. It's b/c of support of people like you, Rick, getting the word out.
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Haeden Wright: Workers go on strike as a last resort when the company refuses to negotiate in good faith with the union & the workers.
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Haeden Wright: Other unions have come in & lifted us up, offering support. At Christmas, over 300 of our children received gifts from people all over the country. They didn't know us or our kids but knew we were standing up for a better contract.
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Haeden Wright: We had a big rally yesterday, & Amazon workers were there to support us as we've supported them. Teamsters were at our rally, too, as were other unions, in solidarity.
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Haeden Wright: There are ongoing negotiations. We're ready to get back to work. Our mines have been union mines for 100 years & will stay union mines. People need to realize we're just starting to get back what we gave up to save this company from bankruptcy.
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Haeden Wright: The miners were working 12-hour days, 7 days a week instead of the 5 days a week. Our healthcare benefits & costs changed. We're trying to regain the benefits we'd given up to help save the company.
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Haeden Wright: The people negotiating for Warrior Met said they have the ability to give us everything we're asking for but they don't have the desire to give that to us. They're trying to starve us out.
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Haeden Wright: Private equity funds are working with Warrior Met against us. We went to the budget hearing with Sen. Bernie Sanders & Elizabeth Warren to testify how private equity funds affect workers.
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Haeden Wright: Being on strike for a year has been tough but it's been a beautiful year to see how our brother & sister union members come out to the picket lines, to the rallies, to give us messages of support. (con't)
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Haeden Wright: (con't) Some are Trump supporters, some are Dems, but we all come together for a common goal to fight for what's good for all of us.
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