Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE (I-Vt.), a 2020 White House hopeful, sent 18 pizzas to Kentucky coal miners protesting unpaid wages, one for every day the miners have demonstrated, according to a local radio station.

It’s day 18 of the miners protest in Harlan County, KY. The ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ campaign sent 18 boxes of pizza. pic.twitter.com/VLbmbx6Ey9 — Sydney Boles (@sydneyboles) August 16, 2019

Vice noted that miners whose paychecks bounced when Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy have blockaded a train carrying more than $1 million in the company’s coal since late July. Dozens of people have joined the standoff, which initially comprised five men, the news outlet added.

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Blackjewel reportedly owes an estimated $4.5 million in back pay, and miners said the demonstration is intended to make sure the money from the sale of the coal is paid to them before their former employer’s creditors.

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State and national politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for the miners, including Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) and Amy McGrath, one of several Bluegrass State Democrats challenging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' House to vote on resolution affirming peaceful transition of power Republican lawyers brush off Trump's election comments MORE (R-Ky.)

Chris Lewis, one of the miners, said several pizza orders had been called in from out of state, telling NPR “we’ve been supported well.”

Lewis added that a tentative deal to sell the mine and set aside money for back pay was a “step in the right direction,” but would likely only cover up to 40 percent of the wages workers are owed.

“In Harlan, Ky., we stand up for what we believe is right. That's been embedded in us from childhood up. You know, coal miners is brotherhoods. And we got a whole lot hanging in the balance here that we won't back down,” Lewis added.

The southeastern Kentucky county has been the site of several labor conflicts related to the mining industry, including a Depression-era standoff between the United Mine Workers and mine owners that led to at least five deaths. A 1970s strike involving workers at Duke Energy became the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary “Harlan County, USA.”