first edition
1971 · Charleston, WV
by [BLACK LUNG ASSOCIATION]
Charleston, WV: Black Lung Association, 1971. Scarce original issue. 4pp bifolium, 11" x 8-1/2". Minor edgewear, still Very Good or better.
Monthly newsletter of the Black Lung Association, a worker-led advocacy group that coalesced around the passage of coal mining legislation requiring mine operators to admit liability for pneumoconiosis, a chronic lung disease affecting soft-coal miners. The group's efforts led to the Black Lung Act of 1972, the first legislation specifically to provide relief for black-lung infected miners. This issue includes an article ("Take Action") by Arnold Miller, the principal figure behind the Black Lung fight. (Inventory #: 56866)
Monthly newsletter of the Black Lung Association, a worker-led advocacy group that coalesced around the passage of coal mining legislation requiring mine operators to admit liability for pneumoconiosis, a chronic lung disease affecting soft-coal miners. The group's efforts led to the Black Lung Act of 1972, the first legislation specifically to provide relief for black-lung infected miners. This issue includes an article ("Take Action") by Arnold Miller, the principal figure behind the Black Lung fight. (Inventory #: 56866)