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ST. LOUIS, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (OTC: PCXCQ) responded today to the press release issued by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) concerning negotiations between Patriot and the UMWA. Contrary to the UMWA's assertion, Patriot has not "walked out" of negotiations with the UMWA. In fact, the Company only learned that next week's planned negotiating meetings were cancelled from the UMWA's press release. Patriot continues to be ready to reach a...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Pippy, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, today (Nov. 5) issued the following statement in response to comments made about the Presidential campaign by Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO: "Barack Obama says that creating and enforcing environmental standards so extreme that no company has the technology to meet them will mean cleaner air tomorrow. The problem is that Obama's energy policies are costing jobs today. In response to...
STANVILLE, Ky., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The United for Coal movement held their rally in support of coal on October 13, 2012. This event was attended by local area miners and their families and supporters of coal mining. A local resident flew his helicopter over the event to take photographs. Also, Eric C. Conn had a plane flown over the event to encourage support with a banner about United for Coal. Eric C. Conn, and many individuals, believe the EPA's all-out assault...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Walt Helmick 's commitment to develop former surface mine locations as agricultural sites has gained him the endorsement of the United Mine Workers of America in his race for Commissioner of Agriculture. "Walt Helmick's desire to promote agriculture-based jobs at former mine sites and economic development throughout West Virginia helps miners and everyone else who live in rural areas," Ted Hapney, Southeast regional...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Monroe Energy, LLC has agreed to acquire ConocoPhillips' Delaware County complex that includes pipelines and transportation for the delivery of jet fuel to Delta's operations throughout the Northeast. As much of Southeastern Pennsylvania fell under a damp and dreary day, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale remarked, "I see blue skies ahead," when...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that its signatory subsidiaries have signed new agreements with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) effective July 1, 2011 and extending through 2016. The contracts are substantially the same as the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement negotiated earlier this year by the Bituminous Coal Operators Association with the UMWA. "We are pleased to sign these agreements well ahead of the...
CLEVELAND, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced today that the Company has concluded its local issue bargaining with the United Mine Workers (UMW), on the new five-and-a-half year labor contract that will cover approximately 800 UMW workers at Cliffs' Pinnacle and Oak Grove mines in West Virginia and Alabama, respectively. Cliffs indicated that the agreement is essentially identical to an agreement reached by the Bituminous Coal...
ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy's Big Ridge, Inc. subsidiary today filed objections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and requested that a new election be held based on numerous instances of intimidation and threats, coercion and fraudulent conduct affecting the recent United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) election at the Willow Lake Mine in Illinois. A close election conducted by the NLRB on May 19 and 20 resulted in a slim majority of 219 to 206 workers...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peabody Energy today announced the company has earned the 2010 Illinois Best Injury Frequency Rate Award recognizing the company's Gateway Mine as the state's safest mid-sized operation. The Illinois Mining Institute also recognized Gateway Mine Operations Manager Cliff Walker and Operations Associate Dan McLean with 2010 Awards of Excellence. "Our safety vision is 'to operate safe workplaces that are incident-free,'" said Eric Ford, Peabody's...
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the death of an electrician at the Pocahontas Mine in West Virginia: "I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the mine worker in West Virginia who lost his life today. In 2010, no worker should lose his or her life simply because they showed up for work. We know that accidents are preventable when proper safety procedures are followed, and when mine...
