Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Friday, July 1, 2011

Mine Agency: Disaster 'Could and Should' Have Been Prevented

The investigation into the death of 29 miners at the Massey Upper Big Branch coal mine in April 2010 has revealed that the company maintained two sets of safety records. The practice kept hazardous conditions secret so Massey could keep digging for coal.

http://labornotes.org/blogs/2011/06/mine-agency-disaster-could-and-should-have-been-prevented