P.M. BRIEFING : Miners’ Strike Spreads to Virginia
Thousands of West Virginia coal miners today continued a wildcat strike--hundreds of them in defiance of a federal judge--and the walkout spread to Virginia.
About 650 Westmoreland Coal Co. miners in southwest Virginia walked off the job this morning, company spokesman Steve Anderson said.
The wildcat action began Monday when an estimated 10,000 miners in West Virginia walked out in support of 1,600 fellow United Mine Workers who have been on strike in Virginia and West Virginia since April 5 against Pittston Coal Group, the nation’s largest coal exporter.
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