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IEB Candidate Says Union In Trouble
Pineville report quotes United Mine Workers District 29 Organizer Fred Decker announcing his candidacy for International Executive Board Member in the district election. He cites a drop in coal mined by UMW members from 70 to 44 percent in ten years, calls for stronger leadership, more aggressive organizing, and labor-law reform amid anti-labor actions from Washington. Decker criticizes incumbent Joe Davidson for votes on contracts, argues for broader unity, and notes his Local 1160 membership with prior ties to Local Unions 9690 and 6003.
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