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From DC: Cecil Roberts (President, UMWA) says there have been 3 organizing attempts at
Big Branch mine, 65% – 70% of workers signed union cards, Blankenship
personally threatened the workers that if they voted for the union, he would close the mine down and they would lose their jobs. This is one of the biggest steps forward in prosecuting Don Blankenship for his negligence.
Or view the Video Here:
http://www.iseenews.com/87247
Cecil Roberts was on the Ed Show a couple of nights ago (this was before the grim news came out that none of the remaining 4 miners survived).
Roberts claims that employees of these mines should be allowed to refuse work in terrible conditions like these. He even said that one of the miners wasn’t even aware of the numerous safety violations incurred by the Upper Big Branch Mine.
This type of cruel injustice needs to be stopped. People like this need the protection of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Men like Don Blankenship cannot be allowed to continue with the destruction they are causing.
Prayers for the miners and their families, and for justice.
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It’s amazing how hard it is to get people to see things for what they are. As a consequence of our energy needs we mine for coal, inspite of the horrible pollution it creates. But, even worse is the conditions miners work under. But even more worse is the fact that the people who make enormous amounts of money from their hard and dangerous work really don’t give a damn what happens to the miners. In time we will all forget about this tragedy and the miners will go back to work under the same conditions with all the violations included.
I would have absolutely no faith in the american justice system if something weren’t done to Blankenship and the rest of the people responsible.
I miss the days when you hang em and ask questions later.
Well today even talking like that is called Socialism/Marxism/Nazism by the right, sooo yeah……
The fact is that he is an evil man, and his judgement day needs to come by the federal courts.
Hey, I’ve changed. Why just 24 hours ago, I would have advocated the Czar Nicholas treatment with a Bolshevik twist. See, I know all about “change”. I’m so misunderstood by the Right. ;)
Why is Cecil Roberts afraid to go on the teevee, except to the Ed Show, where he knows he will be treated with kid gloves?
I watched the Sunday morning political talks shows. No Trumka, no Roberts, no Gerard, no Solis, no Main….WTF!!