Pittston Coal strike
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title:
Pittston Coal strike
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The Pittston Coal strike was a United States strike action led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company, nationally headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston's termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners. The strikers also cited the refusal of the company to contribute to the benefit trust established in 1950 for miners who
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American strike action, 1989–1990
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittston_Coal_strike
date created:
2010-03-28T22:18:35Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T11:47:14Z
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