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Church urges miners to ratify pact in Illinois tour
United Mine Workers President Sam Church traveled to Carbondale and Springfield urging ratification of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association contract. He warned a long strike could jeopardize markets and industry clout, while defending a pension gain and a national absenteeism plan as essential parts of the deal. Church cited royalty issues, non union coal handling, and industry expansion as signs the industry supports union jobs and a strong contract.
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Evan M. Davis
Don Levener
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Carbondale
Church
BCOA
UMW
Springfield
Central Illinois
9819
Peabody
Pawnee
Bill Lair
Carbondale Ramada Inn
Bethlehem Coal
U.S. Steel and Consolidation Coal Co
Illinois
Old Ben Coal Co
Franklin County
Poland
Communist Party Central Committee
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
William Dyess
United States
Solidarity