Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor arranging in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union coordinator, Joe Kenehan, a scab called "Couple of Clothing" Johnson and a considerate mayor as well as cops principal heroically deal with the power stood for by a coal business and also Matewan's vested interests to ensure that justice and also workers' legal rights need not take a rear to repulsive working conditions, exploitation as well as the bottom line.