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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said the documents needed to file suit were ready yesterday, but added that no final decision would be made on whether or not to go to court until today or Monday...
...NATION'S COAL STRIKE enters its 15th week--and it may very well go on longer, if the third contract offer by the Bituminous Coal Operators Association (BCOA) to the UMWA is not accepted by the rank-and-file--it is wise to remember exactly how important the strike is, both to the UMWA and to American labor in general...
...Percentages of union-mined coal have decreased in Kentucky, perennially the leading producing state, every year since Miller took office in 1973, and 85 million man-days have been lost to wildcat strikes in West Virginia alone in the past two-and-a-half years. Clearly, the rank-and-file is dissatisfied with the leadership of Miller, who has seen the exodus of most of his staff over matters of union policy. There is no wistful feeling for the days of the corrupt Tony Boyle; and it is not the influx of too much democracy into the union, as some...
...cent of the vote, and has certainly given the miners nothing to be cheerful about in the past few months. The UMWA is rare in that the membership votes on all contracts; it is thought that the union president will not test his prestige on contracts the rank-and-file are likely to reject. Miller has already done this, on a contract that contained such regressive measures as the fining of miners who walk-out on wildcat strikes $110 a week, expelling from the union leaders of wildcats, and that the miners themselves take over the industry-financed health...
...University could file an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board today, seeking an injunction, if a strike takes place...