Pinkerton (detective agency) Anti-Pinkerton Act in 1893, federal law has stated that an "individual employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, or similar organization, may not be employed by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia." In the 1870s, Franklin B. Gowen, then president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, hired the agency to "investigate" the labor unions in the company's mines. A Pinkerton agent, James McParland, using the alias "James McKenna", infiltrated the Molly Maguires, a 19th-century secret society of mainly Irish-American coal miners, leading to the downfall of the labor organization. The incident inspired Arthur
Sinners Never Sleep on the midweek chart, before eventually landing at number three 3 on the UK album chart after selling 27,000 copies. It was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in December 2011 and Gold in August 2012. By January 2017, the album had sold over 160,000 copies in the UK. "Bite My Tongue" and "No One Does It Better" were nominated for Best Single, and "Sinners Never Sleep" for Best Album, at the Kerrang! Awards. All music by You Me at Six, all lyrics by Josh Franceschi. Personnel per booklet. You Me at Six Additional musicians Production Citations Sources Sinners