Recorded in the coal nation of West Virginia, "Matewan" commemorates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union coordinator, Joe Kenehan, a scab called "Few Garments" Johnson and an understanding mayor and also cops principal heroically combat the power represented by a coal business as well as Matewan's vested interests so that justice and also employees' legal rights need not take a rear to repulsive working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
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Recorded in the coal nation of West Virginia, "Matewan" commemorates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union coordinator, Joe Kenehan, a scab called "Few Garments" Johnson and an understanding mayor and also cops principal heroically combat the power represented by a coal business as well as Matewan's vested interests so that justice and also employees' legal rights need not take a rear to repulsive working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
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