just found out a friend died last night at work

[backwoodsbob]

Does anyone have a UMW contact?

I'm tired of watching people getting hurt and worse.

I want to start a union movement in my shop.Any suggestions?

[ikojo]

1. Was your friend a miner?

I have two nephews who work in a non union mine. I don't know what happened to that union, I thought it was a powerful one at one time.

Good luck on organizing a union.

[Ex Lurker]

2. I used to work in a bank

One of our tellers just keeled over without warning one time. Nothing they could do for her.

[backwoodsbob]

3. we make bolts for the mines

our bosses let SO MUCH shit go.They put bolts ahead of peoples lives and it caught up to them.

I lost a good friend....this shit sucks

[ikojo]

9. One of my nephews is a roof bolter

I HATE to hear that your bosses let a lot of stuff go as that puts my nephew's life at risk.

[Mike 03]

4. I'm so sorry. I don't know your situation, but I do know what a horror it is to find out

someone you cared about has died. It is a shock from the pit of hell. There's no eloquent way to put it.

Take care, and give yourself some space and time to adjust to accepting this. But I love your fighting spirit and wanting to make things right.

Go for it, and take care. Just take care of yourself too. Losing a close friend is hell.

My heart goes out to you.

[Omaha Steve]

5. Start here

You can always mail me in private to organize.

OS


http://www.umwa.org/

The UMWA welcomes workers in the coal and other mining industries, manufacturing, health care, public service, professional services and other trades. UMWA contracts provide top wages, unmatched health care and pension benefits, strong health and safety protections and an ability of workers to have a voice on the job.

[backwoodsbob]

6. that link dont do shit for me

sorry but right now I dont need bullshit.

Give me a contact number to someone who will help me organize

[Omaha Steve]

7. I emailed a friend

I'm waiting for a reply. It will be tomorrow when they are at work before I get a reply.

OS

[auntAgonist]

8. try this

[e-mail]

Region 2 is where you are I think. Virginia?

aA

[backwoodsbob]

10. SW Virginia is where I am

thank you

[backwoodsbob]

11. from what I can gather

he got caught in a pinchpoint where we have BEGGED for a guard.

The machine cut him in half.GODDAMN THIS SHIT FUCKING SUCKS

[auntAgonist]

12. that is horrible. I feel so badly for him, his family

and for the friends he leaves behind.

:cry:

:hug:

aA

[ogneopasno]

14. I'm sorry about your friend. If you have ever filed anything, written letters, e-mails, made phone

calls, whatever, about that pinchpoint, start compiling copies NOW. Make a list of people who are with you -- truly, truly WITH YOU -- on this, and see if they have ever complained or filed a complaint or written a letter about that pinchpoint or any other violation/danger in the mine.

Call newspaper and tell them about what happened. See if they'll take anonymous source information (some papers won't). If you tell them you are afraid for your job and need to be anonymous, that might help.

I'm sorry, again, about your friend. If his death gets a mine organized, it will be something to remember.

[Arctic Dave]

13. Hearing shit like this pisses me off to no end.

People should have to die to feed their families!