[Hoot Gibson]

that's because ther is very few union coal miners left they want to leave
everything up to the company they work for then when the company's file
bankurpt they can't do that if you have not got a contract you an't got
shit

How's that strategy working for the UMWA members? How does the membership of the UMWA today compare to the membership in 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010? What about the share of the total coal mining labor force, has the UMWA gained or lost share over that period? If you have no job, you have nothing and thousands of former UMWA found out the hard way that unions led by thugs like Sam Church and Richard Trumka do not create jobs, they destroy them.