Posted on 05/23/2015 8:35:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian coal mining suffered a double blow on Friday, as Murray Energy announced plans to lay off more than 1,800 miners, most from West Virginia, and Alpha Natural Resources told 439 more Mountain State miners they could be out of work.
The announcements continue a grim employment trend for the Appalachian coalfields.
On Friday, St. Clairsville, Ohio-based Murray Energy said it told 1,417 workers at five West Virginia mines that their jobs must be eliminated....
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Democrats hate existence.
Punish the dirt-poor whites who are poorer than urban welfare people.
Great...they turn out for work one day every four years. That’s a great job
I don’t think Obama’s sons and daughters care that much about the statewide elections. The real booty comes from the federal government and like I said they show up for work one day every four years. And that’s a pretty good job
Too many in the coal fields would love to see the industry vanish. Anger against coal trucks, pollution, black lung, mountain top removal and just general hatred of the "company" dating back to the 1920's run deep in some areas. I guess they would rather be on the dole than working good paying jobs.
Typical Democrats. Buy your constituency with somebody else’s money...
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