Mike Trbovich

Miner, Person or entity appearing in film

1920 – 1989

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Who was Mike Trbovich?

Mike Trbovich was a miner and labor union activist active in the United Mine Workers of America, AFL-CIO in the 1960s and 1970s.

He had a high school education, was a coal shuttle operator in Pennsylvania for much of his life, and was of Eastern European descent. He was an active member of the United Mine Workers of America, and rose to prominence in District 5 under reformer Joseph "Jock" Yablonski in the 1960s.

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Born
Nov 19, 1920
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Pennsylvania
Died
Jun 24, 1989

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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