From a blogger friend of mine--VERY interesting posting today on the coal mine co.

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http://networkedblogs.com/2UZtm

Massey Energy: "If you attend the funeral of your co-workers, you're fired"
Posted on: April 14, 2010 6:50 PM, by Greg Laden

... if you take time off from work to do so.

Nice.

Massey Energy told employees that if they miss work to attend the funerals they would be fired, workers said. A Massey worker, who did not give his name because he is afraid of losing his job, said that his coworkers were outraged that they were not given time off to mourn their friends and brothers.

The WSWS spoke to workers and relatives outside a local market. Chuck Smith, an unemployed miner with seven years work underground, said Massey's decision to force miners to work during the funerals was a calculated move. "What would it look like if a bunch of people wearing Massey uniforms showed up to the funeral yelling 'damn Massey?'"


OK, so, instead, we'll have the whole world mad at you for being jerks. Nice move. What are you, the nineteenth century or something?

I'm reminded of an earlier example off the stupidity of the mine owners.

The story quoted above is here. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/apr2010/mine-a12.shtml

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I've heard of horrible people...

But this guy takes it.

Unbelievable. Horrifying. He has them over a barrel, and they all know it.

At least the story is getting out, so he can be completely discredited.

He needs to be charged with something.

K&R

:nuke: :nuke:

[aquart]

4. What he needs to be is impoverished.

[HughMoran]

2. Words fail me. Blankenship = rotten to the core

His fate is sealed.

[Mythbuster]

3. Meet the face of the Tea Party n/t

[era veteran]

5. Put the killer Blankenship & Massey's board in jail

Local cartoons from Pett in Lexington Herald Leader: http://www.kentucky.com/947

[SpiralHawk]

6. Republicon Family Values

as usual