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Upper Big Branch Mine and the Race to the Bottom
Singer, Alan J.
http://www.counterpunch.org/singer04152010.htmlDate Written: 2010-04-15 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2010 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX11810 Without union representation, workers are afraid to report unsafe conditions because they will be fired. Without union representation to pressure coal companies, politicians, and federal regulators, the American coal industry is in a race to the bottom as it enforces third world labor standards and economic and safety conditions on its workers. Subject Headings |