As soon as I read about the mine explosion, my first thought was: bet it was non-union. Indeed:

The death toll from a blast at a coal mine here rose to 25 on Tuesday, federal safety officials said, making it the worst mining accident in the United States in 25 years.

Four miners were missing, and officials said it was likely they had also been killed in the explosion on Monday.

A recovery operation was called off early Tuesday morning because high levels of methane gas made the mine unsafe for rescuers. Workers bore holes into the mine to try to get more oxygen inside, an effort that was not expected to be completed for hours.

…Phil Smith, a spokesman for the United Mine Workers of America, said that the mine was nonunion but that the union had dispatched a team to advise on the rescue and to help the families of the trapped or dead miners.

   There is the union spirit: try to help where you can. That’s American. That’s patriotic.