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Reform in coal miners union seen 2 decades after murders
Pittsburgh AP recounts how the 1969 New Year’s Eve killings of UMW leader Joseph Yablonski and his family spurred sweeping reforms within the United Mine Workers. The case exposed corruption and led to prosecutions of Boyle, gunmen Gilly Vealey and Martin, and others, ending in life terms for several and broader changes in union elections and accountability.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Joseph A
Jock”’ Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte
Coal Miners’ Union
Kenneth Yablonski
Clarksville
Yablonski
UMW
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Washington
Paul E. Gilly
Claude E. Vealey
Ken
U.S. Labor Department
John L. Lewis
Lewis
James A. Craft
University of Pittsburgh
Gilly, Vealey
Aubran W
Buddy”’ Martin
Ohio
Albert E. Pass