mineworker

Example Sentences

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"This is so important to me, my family worked in the industry and I absolutely understand when the former mineworkers say they want justice in their pensions," he said.

From BBC

And labor unions — even those whose members are most threatened by the shift to green energy, like mineworkers — increasingly accept this logic.

From New York Times

Mr. Mlangeni was about 20 when he joined the Young Communist League, urging mineworkers and others to strike for better pay and working conditions.

From Washington Post

In 1918, a mineworker in West Virginia was more likely to die on the job than an American soldier fighting overseas in the first world war.

From The Guardian

The candle arch, for example, resembles the entrance to a mine; like the Christmas pyramid, it features a blaze of candles symbolizing the mineworker’s constant desire for light.

From New York Times