Carter invokes Taft-Hartley to end coal strike deadlock
President Carter declares the nation cannot wait any longer and invokes the Taft Hartley Act to force miners back to work amid a four month UMW strike affecting power supplies. Attorney General Bell to seek an 80 day back to work order while a three member Board of Inquiry is formed to hear the dispute.
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Washington
Carter
UMW
Arnold Miller
Griffin Bell
Midwest
John N. Gentry
Eva Robins
John Dalton
Virginia
Dalton
Congress
Department of Energy
Energy Department
James Bishop Jr
Davidson Lashes Union Officers Over Misleading Miners
Joe Davidson, UMW District 2 official, faults media and local leaders for misinforming miners about a proposed contract. He cites Article 19, Section 5, noting officers may be suspended for failing to support ratification and says the agreement is effectively gone, with Taft Hartley debates stirring coalfield talk.
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Joe Davidson
UMW District 2
International Executive Board
Davidson
Bargaining Council
District Board
Rank and
West Virginia miners split on obeying Carter order
UMW leaders in West Virginia said miners should return to work under the Presidents Taft Hartley 80 day cooling off period though many miners doubt compliance. Some will heed the order while others fear strikes and pickets as talks seek quick government action and new benefit packages.
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David Green
Associated Press
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
George Hall
Roderfield
Hall
Carter
Kenneth Carter
Havace
President Carter
Youths' Lawyers Seek New Trial in Princeton High Fire
Mercer County Circuit Court heard Monday motions from attorneys for two 16-year-old youths found delinquent on arson related charges after a December blaze at Princeton High School. Judge Bivens will announce findings March 13. court will close to the public for the juvenile hearings.
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Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Princeton High School
Robert L. Schumacher
Charles Cunningham
Bivens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
District 28 UMW urges Carter to seize mines in Taft Hartley move
Virginia UMW locals meeting in Castlewood High School urged President Carter to seize the mines after his Taft Hartley injunction threat. About 250 officers, nearly unanimous, voted to send a telegram urging seizure while some officials doubted members would return to work. District 28 leaders stressed obedience to the law but doubted pay raises would change the strike outcome.
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Castlewood
United Mine Workers In
Virginia
Carter
Castlewood High School
Ray Marshall
Doug Collier
Appalachia
Randy Edens
Marshall
Taft-Hartley
Collier
UMW District 28
Doug Arrington
District 28
Arrington
Arvil Sykes
UMW International Executive Board
Coal Strike At A Glance Sparks Taft-Hartley Action
WIRE STAFF DISPATCHES detail how a major coal firm questions miner representation and renegotiated terms after a rejected contract, while President Carter invokes Taft-Hartley to end the strike. West Virginia losses tally wages taxes coal output, with PSC curtailments and energy reallocations looming.
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New York
Carl Warns
University of Louisville
Wayne L. Horvitz
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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Blackwood
Ray Gibson
Beckley
Gibson
District 29
Dennis Saunders
West
Charles Smith
Suthwest Virginia
Howard W. Blauvelt
Continental Oil Company
Consolidation Coal Company
Daily Telegraph
Miller
BCOA
Senate
William Brotherton
Kanawha County
West Virginia Coal Association
Coal Association
PSC
Public Service Commission
Monongahela and
Potomac Edison Power Companies
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
E. Dandridge McDonald
Robert C Byrd
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Howard Baker
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