Commentary: Appalachian Workers Are Still Paying the Price for Bosses’ Greed

Commentary: Appalachian Workers Are Still Paying the Price for Bosses’ Greed

I carry coal company scrip in a little zipper pouch in my wallet everywhere I go. It’s a few little coins, with holes punched in them. I bought them from ebay over a decade ago and they jingle around any time I pull my wallet out of my pocket. They have the name of the town I grew up in stamped on them, along with the name of some long-dead coal company along with various denomination marks.They remind me of how hard the people here in my home o…