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We are advocating for the best possible result for our members before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ... But this fight won’t end when the judge rules. We’ve got additional litigation underway in West Virginia; we’ve got a bill in Congress which will hold the original employers of these workers accountable; and we will continue to follow these companies and these corporate executives wherever they go.
We are advocating for the best possible result for our members before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ... But this fight won’t end when the judge rules. We’ve got additional litigation underway in West Virginia; we’ve got a bill in Congress which will hold the original employers of these workers accountable; and we will continue to follow these companies and these corporate executives wherever they go.
This is going to be our largest rally yet in St. Louis, because the stakes are getting higher ... When the bankruptcy court begins hearings on Monday about Patriot’s demand for drastic, unnecessary cuts in the standard of living for active and retired miners, they’re going to hear from us.More quotes »
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QUINLAN: New EPA emissions rules would bury coal
only to new coal-fired plants, rendering it effectively a backdoor ban on new coal plants. United Mine Workers of America head Cecil Roberts said the rule “is an all-out decision by the EPA that we’re never going to have another coal-fired facility in the from Washington Times Read more »
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16 arrests at UMWA Patriot Coal protest in W.Va.
arrests occurred on the outside steps leading to Patriot Coal's West Virginia offices at Laidley Tower. UMW President Cecil Roberts was among those arrested after the group refused a police order to move. Thousands of people attended a union rally and heard from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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10 arrested at protest of Patriot bankruptcy case
street, who were led to a van while the other protesters watched, at times singing and chanting. On Jan. 29, UMWA president Cecil Roberts and nine others were arrested at the same location. Organizers pledged to keep coming back if that's what it takes to from Miami Herald Read more »
