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Wildcat Strike Sparks Debate Over Coal Union Tactics
In Beckley West Virginia during a June vacation period about 35000 United Mine Workers in six states staged a wildcat walkout protesting health care cuts. The strike prompts claims that operators manipulate unrest to break the union while miners stress solidarity. Leaders propose a limited right to strike clause. industry officials oppose it.
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Beckley
W.va
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Howard Moore
UMW
Slab Fork
Moore
M.W. Lyons
West Virginia
Miners
Mike Branch
Branch
Richard Carter
UMW District 29
Lyons
Wildcats
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Arnold Miller
Samples
Miller
Ron Lester
District 29 Executive Board
Loca
Lyon
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