Tag: Union Miners Cemetery
‘Fight Like Hell’ author visits Union Miners Cemetery in Mt. Olive
By ROBERT KELLY
Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – Mary Harris “Mother Jones” was a true hero of the early Labor Movement in the United States, and...
Inaugural International Mother Jones Festival celebrates legendary Labor leader and fighter...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
MT. OLIVE, IL – As a Labor leader, May 1 was a special day for Mary Harris “Mother Jones.” Now the...
Miners’ history should take center stage in southwestern Illinois
By ROBERT KELLY
Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – Communities in southwestern Illinois must continue to cultivate their vital role in the history of the Labor Movement and...
Mother Jones remembered on Miners Day
Mt. Olive, IL – Mother Jones and the fallen miners that she held in such high esteem were remembered and honored on Miners Day,...
Mother Jones returns for May Day honors
By ROBERT KELLY
Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – The legendary Labor leader and activist Mother Jones was honored at the annual May Day ceremony here for...
Mine Workers’ Roberts brings Mother Jones back to the fight
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – If the legacy of Mother Jones, the great union organizer, is being overlooked in much of America, at...
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts will celebrate Mother Jones’ birthday...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will lay a wreath on the grave of Mother Jones and...
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts will speak at Mother Jones...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will speak and lay wreaths at the graves of Mary...
Dirt from Mother Jones’ grave is bound for Ireland
Her spirit will be there, too
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – Jim Goltz of Bunker Hill has been campaigning on behalf of Mother Jones...