The sad part andy is that Bush laid them off, just like when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. If they had regs they didn’t like, they just dumped the folks who would have enforced them.
Massey’s extensive list of safety violations should have landed someone (preferably the CEO) in jail. They were playing a deadly game of russian roulette with the miners’ lives. All to save money for exec. bonuses.
killbillgates about 14 years ago
Massey’s CEO is po’d at the media coverage – and this was before the Davies cartoon.
Dtroutma about 14 years ago
The sad part andy is that Bush laid them off, just like when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. If they had regs they didn’t like, they just dumped the folks who would have enforced them.
Bluejayz about 14 years ago
Massey’s extensive list of safety violations should have landed someone (preferably the CEO) in jail. They were playing a deadly game of russian roulette with the miners’ lives. All to save money for exec. bonuses.
Motivemagus about 14 years ago
ANandy’s apparent answer to any problem: “let ‘em die.”