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Blacksville #2 Mine Idle After 440 Workers Stay Home
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| Last Edited | RBH Sep 30, 2008 03:18pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Coal production at a mine in Monongalia County came to a halt today when every union miner stayed home, as part of a political protest.
It was an idle day Monday at the Blacksville #2 Mine.
More than 440 workers who are members of the United Mine Workers of America took what's called a Memorial Day instead of going to work.
Union officials say they took the day to protest after a film crew from the National Rifle Assocation showed up at the Consol mine last week to interview union workers.
They say the crew tried to get union coal miners to speak out against Barak Obama.
The UMWA has endorsed the democratic presidential nominee. |
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