sturgis

July 14, 2006
Sturgis City Council supports miners' right to form a union at Peabody Energy

Sturgis, KY - The Sturgis 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 5-0 on July 14.

The resolution states that Peabody Energy Corp., the world’s largest private sector coal company, should allow its employees to
choose freely whether to unionize. The resolution requests that Peabody remain neutral and not resort to the use of pressure tactics,
such as mandatory meetings on unionization, threats to close the mine, or any other form of interference or intimidation. The
resolution also requests that Peabody agree to an expedited and fair process by which the employees can make a decision about
unionization.

The unanimous passage of the Sturgis resolution follows upon Uniontown’s city council’s unanimous passage of the same
resolution on Monday and Morganfield’s city council’s unanimous passage of it on June 22. The Union County Fiscal Court also
passed it unanimously on March 28.

A copy of the passed resolution will be sent to Peabody Energy’s CEO Greg Boyce.