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Interview with high school students at Paonia, Colorado
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Margolis, Eric, 1947-
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McMahan, Ronald L.
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Coal miners--Children--Colorado--Paonia
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Labor disputes--Colorado
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Coal mines and mining
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Coal mines and mining--Colorado--Delta County
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Community development--Colorado--Moffat County
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Community development--Colorado--Moffat County
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High school students
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Discussion among the media class: could the government takeover a mine in order to force acceptance of a contract? The class doubt that troops have ever been sent into a coal mine. Then follows discussion of the non-union status of a new mine (Westmoreland), where the union is picketing to seek recognition. The group doubt that the facility will unionize, as the pay and benefits are already good. There have been minor incidents of vandalism, but even the picketers have cooperated with the management to clean up afterwards. The members mention the complexity of the proposed contract, and they draw distinctions between eastern vs. western coal mines. Some youngsters complain about boredom in this small town. There are remarks about the rate of growth (22% increase in population from 1974-1978). A recent bond issue was defeated, perhaps because much of the voting population were retirees on fixed incomes and feared increased taxes. The group feel that there has been modest increase in local jobs, but not so much as in Craig or Hayden, Colorado. There has been some local resistance to growth and concern about new growth in floodplains. Conversely, some residents complain that about a lack of shops or recreation choices. The interviewer queries the audience about major mine disasters nearby: they recall that in the Somerset mine, 4 miners were killed in a cave-in in 1969. After high school most girls leave the area, while some boys stay to work in the mines. Summer work is difficult to get. They discuss the first woman miner in the area: there was initial resistance (especially from older miners who considered women in the mine as bad luck) but more acceptance now. Most of this audience wouldn't want to work that hard, under those difficult/dangerous conditions. Members discuss plans after high school graduation: most plan on college, outside the area. Many guys return to the area and work in the mines, after trying college, because of the good pay. There's mention of working as miner vs. as a "company man": there seems to be less strife between groups here than in more entrenched communities. There has been some migration from Crested Butte, after mines closed there. Some families were originally Yugoslav or Austrian. Residents report some resentment of the impact of large construction crews, who briefly move into an area, make a lot of demands upon it, but then leave. There are conflicts with some "environmentalists", but there are also legitimate, local concerns about the environmental impact of Westmoreland's mining operations. The term "newcomers" is used broadly here: many long-time residents are still called that. There are concerns about rapid growth in the area, demands upon a limited water supply, and the need for zoning and land regulations. Some residents voice specific concerns about "trailer houses".
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Discussion among the media class: could the government takeover a mine in order to force acceptance of a contract? The class doubt that troops have ever been sent into a coal mine. Then follows discussion of the non-union status of a new mine (Westmoreland), where the union is picketing to seek recognition. The group doubt that the facility will unionize, as the pay and benefits are already good. There have been minor incidents of vandalism, but even the picketers have cooperated with the management to clean up afterwards. The members mention the complexity of the proposed contract, and they draw distinctions between eastern vs. western coal mines. Some youngsters complain about boredom in this small town. There are remarks about the rate of growth (22% increase in population from 1974-1978). A recent bond issue was defeated, perhaps because much of the voting population were retirees on fixed incomes and feared increased taxes. The group feel that there has been modest increase in local jobs, but not so much as in Craig or Hayden, Colorado. There has been some local resistance to growth and concern about new growth in floodplains. Conversely, some residents complain that about a lack of shops or recreation choices. The interviewer queries the audience about major mine disasters nearby: they recall that in the Somerset mine, 4 miners were killed in a cave-in in 1969. After high school most girls leave the area, while some boys stay to work in the mines. Summer work is difficult to get. They discuss the first woman miner in the area: there was initial resistance (especially from older miners who considered women in the mine as bad luck) but more acceptance now. Most of this audience wouldn't want to work that hard, under those difficult/dangerous conditions. Members discuss plans after high school graduation: most plan on college, outside the area. Many guys return to the area and work in the mines, after trying college, because of the good pay. There's mention of working as miner vs. as a "company man": there seems to be less strife between groups here than in more entrenched communities. There has been some migration from Crested Butte, after mines closed there. Some families were originally Yugoslav or Austrian. Residents report some resentment of the impact of large construction crews, who briefly move into an area, make a lot of demands upon it, but then leave. There are conflicts with some "environmentalists", but there are also legitimate, local concerns about the environmental impact of Westmoreland's mining operations. The term "newcomers" is used broadly here: many long-time residents are still called that. There are concerns about rapid growth in the area, demands upon a limited water supply, and the need for zoning and land regulations. Some residents voice specific concerns about "trailer houses".
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Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives
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Date:
1978-03-09
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1978-03-09
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Title: Striking coal miners' union meeting
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Delta County (Colorado, United States, North America) (civil)
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1969/1978
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Paonia (Delta, Colorado, United States, North America) (populated place)
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