Robert Byrd: “It is long past time, I say, that the Senate take a look at the reconciliation process and even consider doing away with…”

These laws are also jeopardized when the miners themselves are not incorporated into the heart of the inspection and enforcement process.

Thank you for more than 40 years of standing up for coalminers.

the Company, and not its regulators, bear primary responsibility for ensuring a safe and lawful working environment.

aside from the health and safety laws, what unconventional remedies exist to deal with a rogue mining company that has a reputation for flouting the law?