Sudbury's Leo Gerard Speaks on West Virginia Coal Mining Disaster
"This column is dedicated to the proposition that Canada (and indeed the world) is in a crisis situation and that fundamental social change is required to remedy this situation." - The First Column, Lambda November 2, 1971 This blog is inspired by my column of the same name in the Laurentian University Newspaper, Lambda, from 1971-1973. The title refers to the concept of subverting the system from within. To read key excerpts from those columns read the first few posts in this blog.
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Labels: coal mining, deaths, explosion, Labour Unions, Leo Gerard, Massey Energy Co., murder, Performance Coal Co., safety violations, United Steelworkers, Upper Big Branch Mine-South, West Virginia, workers
If ever there was a time for workers to organize it is now.
As a proud former member of USW Local 6500 I present these videos in honour of International Workers Day.
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Labels: International Workers Day, Labour Unions, May Day, United Steelworkers, workers