Leer South Mine layoffs 'a gut punch to the entire community,' delegate says

Former Leer South Mine workers discuss recent layoffs

PHILIPPI, W.Va. (WBOY) — For weeks, after being told their jobs were safe, more than 100 workers at Barbour County's Leer South Mine got a call on Friday telling them they were laid off. Logan Bush is one of the dozens of workers who reached out to 12 News to share his story among the approximately 165 workers laid off. “Pretty devastated, one because I didn’t at all expect that phone call,” Bush said. He told 12 News that he has a daughter and …