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Power struggle roils United Mine Workers District 5
Ambitious leaders clash with national UMW leadership amid fraud indictments and pensioner concerns. Mike Budzanowski challenges Louis Antal for district president as miners face coercion fears, trust issues, and calls for reform within the union.
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United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
J. Richard Toren
Pittsburgh
UPI
Mike Budzanowski
Louis Antal
Budzanowski
UMW
Antal
W.A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers
John Chack
Chack
Danny Smicik
Barking
Mine of Pittsburgh Consolidation Co
Lou
Elbon
Miners For Democracy
MFD
Miners’ Union
District 5
Joseph “Jock” Yablonski
Boyle
Tenneseca
Wnew
John L. Lewis
Lewis
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