And why were these things done? Because a group of men had demanded an eight hour day, a check weighman and the abolition of the scrip system that ke… - Mary Harris Jones

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And why were these things done? Because a group of men had demanded an eight hour day, a check weighman and the abolition of the scrip system that kept them in serfdom to the mighty coal barons. That was all. Just that miners had refused to labor under these conditions. Just because miners wanted a better chance for their children, more of the sunlight, more freedom. And for this they suffered one whole year and for this they died.