American public.
•WE WERE eating dust off the belt. The boss had turned off the water that koeps the dust down because the belt was slipping. It was slowing down production, so he just turned the water off. We complained But if the state inspector comes in it's a different story.
all right. That'sa pretty typical day in a Us mine, and it give: some idea why the strike which nas been going since t December fiercely supported.
Anyone who's been down a pit will be familiar with the sort of callousness that coal bosses - state or private towards safety.
What is less familiar is the Donna Ratulowski Waynesburg. pe of a growing number o omen cubes. The balle fo acceprance of women in the mines has been difficult, but the strike has been absolutely salid The strike started over the demand health and pension benefits and recognition of the tight to strike over safety.
Theonal bosses cut the United Workers healh fund arguing that wildcat strikes had Cut into their resourees. prevent the right to strike over sacre molanons A month ago UMWA leader STaDIO THE contract with the from white Coa Operators which conceded all the hosses demands rights in safety cases.
Miller was elected in 1972 on black shich bored out old words which booled gangster Boyle. Although Miller and the - are bureaucracy sharply to the right, the Miners for Democracy gains remain. of real Central to the platform was contracts. In this TOLCHLIC WASO CHOUCES and file pressure forood the are reports the Labou reject the whelmingly without it going to the members Americans The latest deal Miller their Carter worked out in the White House is a same tbeme. Ibe bosses have traded pay cises for acceptance of their conditions on safety against the US miners' strike. This requires a return to work for an 80 day cooling-off period. This was done, said Carter, 'to protect the health and safety of the But RICHARD CARVER asks, what of the health and safety of the American miner!
and the right to strike.
01 1L Again democracy have Quite.
has heen In shipments bave security guards Retired pickets.
a1 one Di bandling scab coal.
The for restoration of TESTS injunction. to retten to of America last summer, financial vention.
This was a ploy lo agreed a draft Bituminous PSSOCIATION probahly leadership of Tony have moved julice. ratification case the sections. contract overand the US biters" spirit. variation on the Steclworkers have responded militancy ahead with The miners are having nons which has saved them from the deal accepted by Miller, whose standing in the union is at an all-time low The coal bosses have theit own view of how the union is run: "Democracy will destro unionism," said one. None of the major uncons that are well Many democracy:
Despite its impertial pose the Carter administration has been concerned to end the strike support and help on the picket Tbese links between the various sectors will become more important if the bosses go their apparent strategy of layoffs because of real or imagibed coal sbortages. General Motors is cutting ins WATCH OUT for that next tin operations and Chrysier threatens a total sbutdown Steel companies such as US Steel and Betbleher Steel are represented on the coal Owniers negotiating body. It, as seems unity betwoen steciworkers and THE DUDES AIRYIN
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