Hearing ordered as miners protest by blocking coal trains
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing within two weeks on a protest involving coal miners who have blocked trains transporting coal.
News outlets report lawyers for Blackjewel LLC and the U.S. Labor Department were in court Friday in Charleston.
Miners have camped out on train tracks and blocked coal trains in Harlan County, Kentucky since last month and say Blackjewel owes workers weeks of pay. Blackjewel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 1 .
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