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PROTESTORS QUIT MINE SITE

PROTESTORS QUIT MINE SITE....


 


PROTESTORS who have been holed-up on a UK COAL owned surface mine site for the past two weeks, quit last night....just hours before a Court ordered them to leave.


 


The protestors had dug in on the Blair House site near Oakley in Fife as preparation work began for the recovery of 720,000 tonnes of coal under a project approved by Fife Council last year.


 


A Sheriffs Court hearing in Dunfermline earlier in the week was adjourned until today to allow the protestors to make legal representations.


 


But after a week of rain, snow, heavy winds, visits by the police, UK COAL officials and the National Eviction Officer, the protestors de-camped...and were last seen heading south over the Forth road bridge to warmer climes.


 


[] Protestors on the Huntington Lane mine site near Telford say they will dig to fight plans to evict them. They told the local media there will be people in tunnels, in holes in the ground and up trees, adding: “We will be providing UK COAL with a list of demands. They will be reasonable – we are not here to cause trouble, not be aggravating.  We want to be cooperative.”


 



 



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Industrial Action
The National Union of Mineworkers expresses its support for fellow trade unionists in the Public Sector who today are having to resort to withdrawing their labour (a fundamental right of any worker) and take strike action against these unfair cuts to their pensions and terms and conditions.  T

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Funeral of Gerry Gibson
It is with deep regret that the NUM (Yorkshire Area) announce the Funeral Service details for Gerry Gibson who tragically lost his life at Kellingley Colliery on Tuesday 27th September 2011.The Service in dedication to  Gerry a much respected member,work mate & fellow miner will be held in

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Statement from Gerry's Family
We are all truly devastated by Gerry's sudden and tragic death.   We would like to pay tribute to everyone involved in attempts to rescue Gerry - all work colleagues; Kellingley rescue team; the air ambulance team and all other medics who were on site.  Their tireless efforts were not i

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Fatality at Kellingley Colliery
it is with deep regret that the national union of mineworkers has to confirm that as a result of a tragic accident at kellingley colliery one of our members has lost his life. the whole workforce at the colliery are devastated at the loss of a friend and colleague as a result of a roof fall on 502s

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