Spain's Coal Miners Fight to Save Their Dying Industry -
The coal mining industry has been contracting for decades, shrinking from a direct workforce of 50,000 in the late 1980s to just over 5,000 in 2009. But in July, the two largest coal mining groups in Spain, Alonso and Viloria, which together employ 35% of the country's miners, ceased paying their workers, citing lack of funds.
