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ICYMI: From Spectrum News 1: Could Coal Miners Help Decide Gubernatorial Election?

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Thanks to Liles Taylor for sending us this.

By MICHON LINDSTROM

As the days count down until November 5 coal miners are working their way into gubernatorial campaigns.

A video released by The People’s Campaign, a left leaning political action and issue advocacy organization, urges coal miners to vote for Democrat Andy Beshear.

“I’m here to tell you that Kentucky coal miners deserve better than Bevin,” Bill Londrigan, President AFL-CIO President says in the Twitter video. “Over the last 50 years, tens of thousands of Kentucky miners have died from black lung disease, and last year it was reported that the rate of black lung disease hit a 25 year high, but in response Matt Bevin signed a law that prevents a federally certified doctor from making a diagnosis.”

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