![Bob Gumpert photo of Harlan County miners 1974, with a Black man holding a flag in the foreground, UMWA's Harry Patrick in right corner.](https://convergencemag.com/app/uploads/2022/12/Bob-Gumpert-Harlan-County-1024x796.png)
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Lessons for Today’s Union Reformers From a Rank-and-File Win 50 Years Ago
Labor militants ousted entrenched leadership in the United Mine Workers in 1972. Their breakthrough offers inspiration—and shows the need for ongoing rank-and-file organizing.