Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers
Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers
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Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers - High Country News
A mine just reopened in eastern Utah, but the industry has changed.
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I mean who doesn't want to have a career in a dying energy supply, that causes serious health problems, and doesn't pay well enough?
Such a mystery.
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Nobody wants to work any more!
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Republicans: I know! Let's bring back child labor! They yearn for the mines.
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Pay more
no
Your problem, then.
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A career in the coal mining industry doesn't seem very promising in 2024.
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Wasn’t Trump supposed to save that sinking ship? At least I remember hearing promises like that.
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Yes, he promised this in 2016. The numbers speak for themselves:
Edit: Changed the graphic, link to source
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Trump promises a lot.
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No problem. Arrest people, incarcerate them, then lease them out as slave labor. Oh wait, Alabama beat them to it.
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It's not just Alabama 🙁
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workers to exploit
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🤷🏼♂️ All work under capitalism is exploitation.
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. . . Good?
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Aren't all the tech companies laying off thousands of people? Could retrain them to be coal miners.
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I mean, I love black lung and being in claustrophobic, dark spaces thousands of feet below the surface of the earth as much as the next guy, but how's their Wi-Fi?
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we could just round up all the immigrants and put them in prison and make them work. Oh wait…
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You could also have a dedicated organization for that purpose. I think we should call it the Governmental United Labor and Assimilation Group, or GULAG for short. oh wait....
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Could? Will.
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Well. When you're on the wrong side of the supply vs demand situation, you need to pay the piper, I mean miner.
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But silicosis is so popular these days!
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Alternate title: Utah's coal mines not paying enough to compensate workers.
People are just lazy nowadays. They expect money for garbage like rent, food, and clothes. Think about the mine owner. He only has a 40ft yacht and six house.
I love having a chance to post this image.
Also "it's Joe Biden's fault that I'm poor and can't afford gas for my F350 or groceries!"
Alternate Alternate Title: Utah has coal mines in 2024.