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...president Mike Trbovich and secretary-treasurer Harry Patrick. In 1972, Trbovich and Patrick had joined Miller in a successful campaign to oust former UMW president W.A. "Tony" Boyle, now serving a prision term after his conviction on charges that he ordered the murder of UMW insurgent leader Joseph "Jock" Yablonski. Recently, however, Trbovich and Patrick have broken with Miller and joined the UMW international executive board's pro-Boyle majority in attacking the reformist president's administration...
...just the sort of criminal former Philadelphia Superpro-secutor Richard Aurel Sprague loved to put on ice. No longer. In fact, the fighting D.A. is currently serving as Tully's lawyer. Sprague, 50, who gained national fame when he traced the killing of Union Insurgent Joseph ("Jock") Yablonski and his family up a chain of conspiracy until former United Mine Workers President W.A. ("Tony") Boyle was convicted of first-degree murder, has walked through a legal looking glass and emerged as a slugging defense attorney...
...trouble began in 1974, two years after Miller's insurgent election victory over W.A. ("Tony") Boyle, who is now serving a life sentence for conspiracy to murder U.M.W. Reformer Joseph ("Jock") Yablonski. After his win, Miller purged the entire Boyle-appointed executive board. To his dismay, the new board turned out to be dominated by Boyle cronies, elected by the rank and file because they were better known than Miller's men. In addition, four board members endorsed by Miller deserted their sponsor, charging him with mismanagement. Finally Trbovich, Miller's reform-minded running mate, left...
However, the union is not as healthy as it seemed in 1972. Chip Yablonski has left the UMWA for private practice without giving any reasons. Miller, though he won a sizeable increase in wages and benefits in 1974, may not be able to hold the rank-and-file in line, if the August, 1975 wildcat strike is any indication. The May, 1976 West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary threatens to split the union's political power. Miller has a wellknown affection for Jay Rockefeller, an affection the membership does not appear to share, as they buried Rockefeller in his first race...
...Lewis. The UMWA membership will no longer tolerate the trading of safety measures for increased benefits. In the four years of Miller's administration fatalities have been cut almost in half--from 236 a year in Boyle's reign to 132 in Miller's first year. Clearly, as Yablonski once said, with new leadership, the UMWA is once again leading, instead of being...