Justice at Peabody

8/11/2006
White Plains City Council supports miners' right to form a union at Peabody Energy

White Plains, KY - The White Plains City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting the right of the area’s Peabody Energy coal
miners’ to organize a union free from employer interference. The resolution passed by a vote of 4-0 on August 8.

“Coalminers are the most precious resource that the coal industry has,” said Mayor Pro-tem and city councilman Noel Hardwick. “They
deserve to be treated fairly and honestly in all negotiations. When it comes to their safety and health they need to be taken care of.”
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7/11/2006
Dugger Town Council supports Peabody Energy miners' right to form a union

Dugger, IN - The Dugger Town Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting the rights of the area’s Peabody Energy coal miners
to organize a union free from employer interference. The resolution passed by a vote of 3-0 on July 6.

John Cox, a miner at Peabody’s Farmersburg mine spoke about working conditions at his mine. “We work long hours and most
weekends. When we retire we have no pension and no health insurance,” said Cox. (MORE >>>)

6/06/2006
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. (MORE >>>)

6/01/2006
Boonville City Council backs Peabody Energy miners' right to form a union

Boonville, IN – The Boonville 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 unanimous vote of 4-0 on June 1.

“I am strong supporter of the resolution. I came from a family of coalminers and a life long member of the IBEW and the Steelworkers
Local 104,” said city council member Bob Canada. (MORE >>>)

5/15/2006
Danville, Illinois Township Board of Trustees passes town resolution supporting the area’s Peabody non-
union coal miners’ right to organize

4/7/2006
Mortons Gap City Council backs non-union Peabody miners right to form a union

MORTONS GAP, KY - The Mortons Gap City Council unanimously passed a town resolution supporting the area’s non-union coal miners’
right to organize who are employed by Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private sector coal company. (MORE >>>)

4/29/06
Union County Fiscal Court votes unanimously to support Peabody miners right to organize

UNIONTOWN, KY -- The Union County Fiscal Court approved a resolution on March 29th showing support for the non-union Peabody
Energy miners right to petition their employer for United Mine Workers of America representation.
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