Tag: United MIne Workers
Tim Drea named president of the Illinois AFL-CIO
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Tim Drea, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO, has been chosen as the federation’s new president following the retirement of...
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts will celebrate Mother Jones’ birthday...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Mt. Olive, IL – United Mine Workers International President Cecil Roberts will lay a wreath on the grave of Mother Jones and...
Peabody files its bankruptcy plan
By CARL GREEN
Correspondent
St. Louis – Peabody Energy has finally filed its bankruptcy plan in St. Louis federal court and says the plan is designed...
Peabody agrees to pay $75 million into health care benefits; still...
St. Louis-based Peabody Energy has agreed to pay up to $75 million over the next 10 months to provide health care benefits for retirees...