Abingdon, Virginia - United Mine Workers Vice President Cecil Roberts leads a march during the union's 1989-1990 strike against the Pittston Coal Company. Health care was the main issue in the strike. During the strike, members of other unions joined the miners at the union's Camp Solidarity. (Roberts became UMW President in )

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Location: Abingdon, Virginia, United States
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