The usual thing to mention when it comes to unions is how much better a union job is because of higher pay, real benefits and some security. What we often forget is how unions save lives. We take for granted that when we breathe air not filled with asbestos or some other deadly […]
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Mine Owners Caused Killer Blast
Posted on 20 May 2011.
I saw this just now. We need to keep alive the memories of those miners who died because of greed and avarice. On the NYTimes website just now: In the first comprehensive state report on the 2010 coal mine disaster in West Virginia, an independent team of investigators put the blame squarely on […]
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No Union, Lose Your Life
Posted on 07 April 2010.
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 […]
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