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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Workers' strike led to coal shortage in South Dakota

Summary by thedakotascout.com
South Dakota’s coal supply was dwindling amidst a nationwide United Mine Workers union strike 75 years ago this week, according to the Feb. 22, 1950, edition of the Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Without guaranteed shipments, available stockpiles estimated to last one month, were all that could be counted on.Eventually more than 370,000 workers would join the strike, causing the supply of soft coal — used as a heating and energy source — to reach an ei…
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thedakotascout.com broke the news in on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
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