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Judge OKs Patriot Coal plan to renege on miners’ pensions

June 3, 2013 By Press Associates

A federal bankruptcy judge in St. Louis has left Patriot Coal's retirees - whom it inherited from Peabody Energy and Arch Coal - high and dry, and said Patriot could dump its union contracts, too.

Venezuela to pay pensions to full-time mothers

May 28, 2013 By Kristina Chew, Care2

The Chavistas' new labor law gives "recognition to non-salaried work traditionally done by women," part of the struggle towards economic redistribution.

Today in labor history: Debs imprisoned

May 22, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Labor activist Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned May 22, 1895, for his role in the Pullman strike.

6,000 miners rally in fight for pensions

May 2, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

"We are going to stand up, fight back and go to jail for our members - and that is something Peabody can't buy."

Sixteen arrested in W.Va. after 11,000 march on Patriot Coal

April 2, 2013 By John Wojcik

The actions, organized by UMWA, were in support of the union's campaign to save health care for retired miners and win better wages, benefits and working conditions for miners on the job.