UMWA ratifies new contract with Patriot Coal : Business

UMWA ratifies new contract with Patriot Coal : Business


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ST. LOUIS • Union mine workers ratified a new contract Friday with Creve Coeur-based Patriot Coal, a key step toward the company’s effort to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
The final tally was 85 percent in favor and 15 percent opposed, the United Mine Workers of America said. The union represents about 1,800 Patriot workers.

“The membership has made it clear that they are willing to do their part to keep Patriot operating, keep their jobs and ensure that thousands of retirees continue getting the health care they depend on and deserve,” UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts said in a statement.