Fairness at Patriot Rally Aims at Arch Coal
Several thousand current and retired Mine Workers ( UMWA ) and their supportersāincluding striking fast-food workersārallied this morning outside the St. Louis headquarters of Arch Coal, protesting the companyās move to slash health care benefits for retired and active miners through corporate chicanery and bankruptcy maneuvers.
A number of workers and retirees were arrested as they sat down in non-violent civil disobedience on the front steps of the Arch Coal building.


