Nortonville City Council votes to support Peabody miners' right to organize

Nortonville, KY - The Nortonville City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting the area’s non-
union Peabody Energy coal miners’ right to organize a union.  The resolution passed by a vote of 5-0 on June
5.

“This resolution simply states that if Peabody Energy wants to mine coal in our community they must respect
workers’ rights,” said Nortonville Mayor James Noel.  “We expect every company that does business in our
community to be a good corporate citizen.”

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