Wedekind also found that “by threatening employees with mine closure, job loss and other unspecified reprisals if or because the employees supported the UWMA…the employer has engaged in unfair labor practices.”
“This ruling reaffirms our victory at Willow Lake,” said Cecil Roberts, president, UMWA.
Roberts urged Big Ridge to come to the bargaining table to begin negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement between the two sides.
