[Old School]

I didn't think unions were very strong in the mining industry anymore? It must be different in the construction industry, we unions are only about 10% of the force. We would love to put the screws to some of the big non-union companies, but the government doesn't help us shut them down. One of the only reasons we get work is because of our accident percentage. We historically have better workmanship, but companies will sacrifice that for lower wages.

Like Hoot said the UMWA is not as nearly as strong as it once was, they don't have the strong physical presence as before. However they still have a strong presence with the media, and anti mining groups, I guess you could say that the UMWA keeps stirring the pot between Massey and anti mining groups, giving more bad press to Massey.