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Kentucky’s coal production and employment dropped only slightly in 2014, but sharper declines are likely in the future.The Kentucky Energy and Environment…
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Patriot Coal will idle two large coal mines in Western Kentucky, beginning today. As many as 650 workers could be affected.Patriot warned layoffs could be…
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A western Kentucky county could lose half of its coal-mining workforce in the next couple of months. Coal mining employs about 1,200 people in Union...
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Peabody Energy Corp. wants a bankruptcy court to confirm that it can terminate its obligation to fund Patriot Coal’s retiree health care benefits.Peabody…
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Patriot Coal has a bankruptcy judge's go-ahead to enter into a new labor agreement with the nation's biggest miners' union, ending a long, acrimonious…
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The nation's biggest miners' union and Patriot Coal Co. say they have reached a potential settlement over the severity of wage and benefits cuts a…
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Prospects of a mine workers' strike involving Patriot Coal are intensifying after a bankruptcy judge signed off on the company's push to abandon its labor…
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The United Mine Workers of America will stage a protest in Henderson Tuesday over Patriot Coal’s move to end its contract and reduce wages and benefits…
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The United Mine Workers of America plan to appeal a court ruling that will significantly cut health care and pension benefits to thousands of workers and…
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A pending federal bankruptcy court decision could affect thousands of Kentucky mine worker benefits.Patriot Coal Corporation, which operates two mines in…