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John Siney was a pioneering labor organizer and leader of the Workingmen’s Benevolent Association of Schuylkill County, a union of anthracite mineworkers. Formed nearby in 1868, the association had 20,000 members in 22 districts and secured state mine safety laws and the first labor contract in the industry. Siney was president of the Miners National Association and was active in the Greenback Labor Party.
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St. Clair, Pennsylvania · United States
