UMW Completes Contract Demands Ahead of Jan 22 Talks
United Mine Workers has finished its wage demand package for a new coal industry contract. Eldon Callen said the union will present proposals when it meets Bituminous Coal Operators Association on January 22. The contract expires March 27 amid expectations of tough negotiations and speculation of a strike, which the union says it does not intend to trigger.
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West Virginia Turnpike reported nine deaths and 150 injuries in 1980, down from 28 deaths and 330 injuries in 1979. Citations rose by 2,000 to 23,166 as state troopers intensified enforcement. Governor Rockefeller ordered a 1979 safety crackdown, and Lt. Gribben credited detachment effort and road construction with improved safety.
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