Oil majors gain coal control fuel policy concern
Oil companies now own large coal segments prompting 65 lawmakers to urge a federal anti trust probe. UMW says consolidation cuts competition and risks energy self sufficiency, while industry groups cite many independents and past DOJ reviews. Prices rise with profits for big producers.
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Austin Co workers clean plant to thank bonus
In Mars Pennsylvania 160 Austin Co employees show gratitude for a one week bonus tied to record sales. They spend their own time cleaning the plant and surrounding grounds as foreman Walter Chiplock and president Harry Austin describe. The firm reported six million dollars in gross sales for the year ending June 30 and supports community improvement with site cleanup and education programs.
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Contract strike erupts at Heppenstall Co in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, 500 Heppenstall Co steel forgings workers in Lawrenceville walked out after a three year contract expired at midnight. Local 1601 of the United Steelworkers led the strike while labor and management had debated wages vacation time and pension benefits for a month. Average pay reported under five dollars an hour. Three years earlier workers staged a two month strike over the same issue.
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