In the Mine Wars that erupted in southern West Virginia over the ... supporters and organizers. A Cabin Creek riflewoman on Guard before her tent. Credit: Coal Age Magazine Women in the early ...

The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring. Roberts, a West Virginia native ... a sixth-generation coal miner who grew up in Cabin Creek.

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS ... Roberts is a sixth-generation coal miner who grew up in Cabin Creek. He also served in the Vietnam War prior to working as a miner. He was first elected as international ...