Many employees in America have found themselves discriminated against in the workplace, even dating back to the early 1900’s. The West Virginia mine wars of 1920-1921, resulted from the mistreatment occurring between employers and employees. The operators of the mines treated the miners badly and were stubborn in regards to the rights of the miners. They used violent intimidation tactics to enforce company policies throughout the camps, creating tension between the miners and operators. Kettle Bottom offers a depiction of just how badly the coalmine operators mistreated miners and their families. The poem “David,” describes some of the discrimination miners and their families faced:” When the train stops, they give Papa not a chisel, but a shovel. He shakes his head, no, no, no — but already we owe for the train” (Fisher 82). Many immigrants worked in the mines of West Virginia and they were mistreated due to their ethnic background. These immigrants migrated to America to seek freedom and greater economic opportunities, however in reality they faced employment discrimination because of their ethnicity. The mine guards mistreated the immigrant workers, making them feel they owe for the train and must work in order to repay them. They did not have a say in what type of work they wanted to do, instead they had to work long hours in unsafe
Many employees in America have found themselves discriminated against in the workplace, even dating back to the early 1900’s. The West Virginia mine wars of 1920-1921, resulted from the mistreatment occurring between employers and employees. The operators of the mines treated the miners badly and were stubborn in regards to the rights of the miners. They used violent intimidation tactics to enforce company policies throughout the camps, creating tension between the miners and operators. Kettle Bottom offers a depiction of just how badly the coalmine operators mistreated miners and their families. The poem “David,” describes some of the discrimination miners and their families faced:” When the train stops, they give Papa not a chisel, but a shovel. He shakes his head, no, no, no — but already we owe for the train” (Fisher 82). Many immigrants worked in the mines of West Virginia and they were mistreated due to their ethnic background. These immigrants migrated to America to seek freedom and greater economic opportunities, however in reality they faced employment discrimination because of their ethnicity. The mine guards mistreated the immigrant workers, making them feel they owe for the train and must work in order to repay them. They did not have a say in what type of work they wanted to do, instead they had to work long hours in unsafe