United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard talked to Ed Schultz tonight and slammed Massey Energy and Don Blankenship for their negligence that led to the deaths of 25 miners in West Virginia. Watch it: Gerard, whose union represents thousands of hard rock miners in the United States and Canada, said that the disaster “absolutely could have [...]
Steelworkers’ President Leo Gerard: If Miners Were Union, They Could Have Refused Unsafe Work at Massey |
| By: Michael Whitney Tuesday April 6, 2010 7:22 pm |
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Trumka: Disaster “the Inevitable Result of a Profit-Driven System and Reckless Corporate Conduct” |
| By: Michael Whitney Tuesday April 6, 2010 5:25 pm |
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement today on the Massey Energy Montcoal mine disaster, slamming Massey and CEO Don Blankenship for recklessness while honoring the miners and their rescuers.
25 Dead in Massey Energy Mine Explosion; Worst Mine Disaster in 25 Years |
| By: Michael Whitney Tuesday April 6, 2010 9:41 am |
The situation in Whitesville, West Virginia rapidly deteriorated overnight. The death toll at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine jumped to 25 miners, with four still missing, making it the deadliest mining disaster in 25 years.
Update: 7 dead, 19 Missing in West Virginia Mine Explosion |
| By: Michael Whitney Monday April 5, 2010 8:45 pm |
Ugh, this isn’t looking good. Now 7 dead, 19 missing.
West Virginia Mine Explosion: 6 Dead, 21 Missing |
| By: Michael Whitney Monday April 5, 2010 6:43 pm |
An explosion at a West Virigina coal mine owned by Massey Energy at 4:30 this afternoon left six miners dead and 21 missing.
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