Thirty
people have been arrested during a United Mine Workers of America protest
against Patriot Coal in West Virginia
UMWA
President Cecil Robertson and AFL-CIO Vice President Arlene Holt-Baker are
among those arrested.
The
UMWA says 5,000 people attended Tuesday's protest in Fairmont
They
came from Alabama , Illinois ,
Kentucky , Missouri ,
Ohio , Pennsylvania ,
Virginia and West Virginia
United
Steelworkers President Leo Gerard told the crowd that every union is threatened
if Patriot gets away with shedding legacy costs and breaking promises.
Last
week, Patriot said it's imposing less severe wage and benefit cuts on its
miners than it could have under a court ruling. The company also said it will
keep retired workers' health plans unchanged for the next two months.
