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Retired coal miners seek Congress's help to preserve their pensions
WASHINGTON — Dave VanSickle spent most of his life underground cutting and loading coal.
Some days were grueling, but he got through the worst of them by reminding himself he was working toward a worry-free retirement with a pension guaranteed to sustain him through old age.
That financial security is about to be yanked out from under him unless Congress acts.
Mr. VanSickle, 63, of Uniontown and other members of United Mine Workers of America, have been lobbying lawmakers in Washington to prevent their pension fund from the insolvency that is expected to hit by 2022.
Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2019/06/02/Retired-coal-miners-pension-fund-congress-union/stories/201906020048
