Alabama Coal Miners Protest BlackRock In New York City

More than 100 workers employed at Warrior Met Coal — which BlackRock is an investor in — are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

Alabama coal miners are demanding better pay, saying they risk their lives every day with not much to show for it.Hundreds of miners picketed outside the Manhattan headquarters of BlackRock in New York City Thursday.

The miners walked off the job seven months ago, years after they say they gave up millions in concessions to help the company climb out of bankruptcy. Now that BlackRock is doing well again, they want their cut.

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