Blackjewel left coal miners without pay, leaves Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

[deanrd]

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

The Revelation and Blackjewel bankruptcies put nearly 1,700 miners out of work across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The companies owe $11.8 million in back pay and benefits to miners in central Appalachia, according to Ohio Valley ReSource. But those costs pale in comparison to the more than half a billion dollars Blackjewel owes for other debts, according to its bankruptcy filing, including significant environmental and employee obligations.

Angry coal miners continued to block a set of railroad tracks in Harlan County

Investigations underway on reported lost wages for KY miners employed by bankrupt Blackjewel mine | NKyTribune
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How can that be legal to take that money from paychecks already issued?

What had Donald Trump done for these people? Under Hillary Clinton they could’ve already been learning other jobs.

Do you think they’re gonna vote for Donald Trump again?

Appalachia is blood red. What kind of people does this to their own base? And expects to get away with it?

 

[deanrd]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

 

[OldLady]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

 

[deanrd]

Pillersdorf said he has also filed an adversary class action lawsuit on behalf of the miners against former Blackjewel CEO Jeff Hoops, his son, Blackjewel, and the Lexington Coal Company, LLC.

"We are certainly going to pursue this claim in that we made it clear in our pleadings that we believe the bankruptcy filing is simply a Jeff Hoops scheme to shed debt," Pillersdorf said last week.

According to the New Yorker, "Hoops is currently building a resort in his home state of West Virginia, called the Grand Patrician, named after his wife, Patricia."

Protest Enters 8th Week As Kentucky Coal Miners Continue Blockade Demanding Earned Wages

OMG! After stiffing coal miners of millions, they are taking the money and building a fucking resort??????????????

 

[deanrd]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

 

[whitehall]

Meanwhile the democrat majority in congress spends it's time trying to reverse the results of the last presidential election.

 

[deanrd]

First, there are the paychecks. One was supposed to be sent out mid-July, after the company filed for bankruptcy, but it never came. There’s also the one that was sent out in the middle of June but bounced two weeks later when the company ran out of funds, causing the Stanleys’ account to be frozen. Peggy estimates those checks amount to around $5,000.

There’s also the money in their 401k, which the couple has been unable to access. And then there’s the mining equipment. Peggy’s husband, John, was on his shift at a mine in western Virginia when he was told to stop working on July 1. He left his supplies—including two pairs of boots, a light, and a hard hat—in his locker, thinking he could come back later to get them.

Since then, the gates have been locked. No employees have been allowed to go in, and Peggy says they were told the $400 worth of supplies in the locker had been stolen.

As coal companies fail, the workers are being left with nothing

This is how Republicans have helped coal miners.

 

[deanrd]

Meanwhile the democrat majority in congress spends it's time trying to reverse the results of the last presidential election.

Wrong again.

They have passed bills on healthcare, the economy, and on and on.

Bills Moscow Mitch proudly refused bring up for a vote in the Senate.

 

[Jitss617]

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

The Revelation and Blackjewel bankruptcies put nearly 1,700 miners out of work across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The companies owe $11.8 million in back pay and benefits to miners in central Appalachia, according to Ohio Valley ReSource. But those costs pale in comparison to the more than half a billion dollars Blackjewel owes for other debts, according to its bankruptcy filing, including significant environmental and employee obligations.

Angry coal miners continued to block a set of railroad tracks in Harlan County

Investigations underway on reported lost wages for KY miners employed by bankrupt Blackjewel mine | NKyTribune
———
How can that be legal to take that money from paychecks already issued?

What had Donald Trump done for these people? Under Hillary Clinton they could’ve already been learning other jobs.

Do you think they’re gonna vote for Donald Trump again?

Appalachia is blood red. What kind of people does this to their own base? And expects to get away with it?

We’re 300 plus shot here this weekend or in towns run by democrats? Why don’t black lives matter to you?

 

[Wry Catcher]

Meanwhile the democrat majority in congress spends it's time trying to reverse the results of the last presidential election.

Yep, that is one goal, to put out the fire and try to save truth, justice and the American way.

 

[OldLady]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

sigh
It's complicated. Social norms, distrust of government in general, and a daily dose of Hannity.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

if you lived in California you might know why....actually no,you are to much of an democrat asskisser to know why....

 

[Third Party]

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

The Revelation and Blackjewel bankruptcies put nearly 1,700 miners out of work across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The companies owe $11.8 million in back pay and benefits to miners in central Appalachia, according to Ohio Valley ReSource. But those costs pale in comparison to the more than half a billion dollars Blackjewel owes for other debts, according to its bankruptcy filing, including significant environmental and employee obligations.

Angry coal miners continued to block a set of railroad tracks in Harlan County

Investigations underway on reported lost wages for KY miners employed by bankrupt Blackjewel mine | NKyTribune
———
How can that be legal to take that money from paychecks already issued?

What had Donald Trump done for these people? Under Hillary Clinton they could’ve already been learning other jobs.

Do you think they’re gonna vote for Donald Trump again?

Appalachia is blood red. What kind of people does this to their own base? And expects to get away with it?

Sounds like their union let them down.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

Texas is not blue and is as much of a money making state like California...

Also California and Illinois are not beacons of education either.

Also look at the States Healthcare Systems and California is not number one and your home state Illnois is not even in the top ten...

Clean up your State first!

14.0% Poverty Rate in Southern View, Illinois

 

[Third Party]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

Texas is not blue and is as much of a money making state like California...

Also California and Illinois are not beacons of education either.

Also look at the States Healthcare Systems and California is not number one and your home state Illnois is not even in the top ten...

Clean up your State first!

14.0% Poverty Rate in Southern View, Illinois

Some states have great resources-oil, agriculture, coastline and harbors. This accounts for their riches-not any political party.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

Texas is not blue and is as much of a money making state like California...

Also California and Illinois are not beacons of education either.

Also look at the States Healthcare Systems and California is not number one and your home state Illnois is not even in the top ten...

Clean up your State first!

14.0% Poverty Rate in Southern View, Illinois

Some states have great resources-oil, agriculture, coastline and harbors. This accounts for their riches-not any political party.

Tell that to the Op'er because it seem he is the one truly focus on the Republican vs Democrat thingy...

 

[deanrd]

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

The Revelation and Blackjewel bankruptcies put nearly 1,700 miners out of work across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The companies owe $11.8 million in back pay and benefits to miners in central Appalachia, according to Ohio Valley ReSource. But those costs pale in comparison to the more than half a billion dollars Blackjewel owes for other debts, according to its bankruptcy filing, including significant environmental and employee obligations.

Angry coal miners continued to block a set of railroad tracks in Harlan County

Investigations underway on reported lost wages for KY miners employed by bankrupt Blackjewel mine | NKyTribune
———
How can that be legal to take that money from paychecks already issued?

What had Donald Trump done for these people? Under Hillary Clinton they could’ve already been learning other jobs.

Do you think they’re gonna vote for Donald Trump again?

Appalachia is blood red. What kind of people does this to their own base? And expects to get away with it?

We’re 300 plus shot here this weekend or in towns run by democrats? Why don’t black lives matter to you?

But you don’t care about what’s going on in Appalachian. Right? Do you know any of those supposed 300? Probably not. You probably don’t even live in the city you’re whining about

 

[deanrd]

Meanwhile the democrat majority in congress spends it's time trying to reverse the results of the last presidential election.

Yep, that is one goal, to put out the fire and try to save truth, justice and the American way.

Trump stands for lies lawlessness and the Russian way.
No denying the obvious.

 

[deanrd]

I’m always going on about Appalachia. Where infant mortality is rising and life expectancy is falling and there are white people living there without electricity or running water who depend on food stamps and welfare to even stay alive.
And they vote Republican every single election.

And they probably still will. I live in an area that is pretty similar to Appalachia. No matter how bad things get, a Democrat would be worse. Unless it's a Democrat like Manchin--a few might go for someone sensible, but it would depend on the vote. All Trump is, is a bag of empty promises, but he knows how to talk to white folks that get their information from talk radio.

Democrats would be worse? Like in Blue States? Where all the money is? Because healthcare, education and jobs is worse?

I don't get that at all. How could it be worse?

Texas is not blue and is as much of a money making state like California...

Also California and Illinois are not beacons of education either.

Also look at the States Healthcare Systems and California is not number one and your home state Illnois is not even in the top ten...

Clean up your State first!

14.0% Poverty Rate in Southern View, Illinois

Some states have great resources-oil, agriculture, coastline and harbors. This accounts for their riches-not any political party.

Tell that to the Op'er because it seem he is the one truly focus on the Republican vs Democrat thingy...

No, it’s Republicans versus the world.

 

[Jitss617]

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

The Revelation and Blackjewel bankruptcies put nearly 1,700 miners out of work across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The companies owe $11.8 million in back pay and benefits to miners in central Appalachia, according to Ohio Valley ReSource. But those costs pale in comparison to the more than half a billion dollars Blackjewel owes for other debts, according to its bankruptcy filing, including significant environmental and employee obligations.

Angry coal miners continued to block a set of railroad tracks in Harlan County

Investigations underway on reported lost wages for KY miners employed by bankrupt Blackjewel mine | NKyTribune
———
How can that be legal to take that money from paychecks already issued?

What had Donald Trump done for these people? Under Hillary Clinton they could’ve already been learning other jobs.

Do you think they’re gonna vote for Donald Trump again?

Appalachia is blood red. What kind of people does this to their own base? And expects to get away with it?

We’re 300 plus shot here this weekend or in towns run by democrats? Why don’t black lives matter to you?

But you don’t care about what’s going on in Appalachian. Right? Do you know any of those supposed 300? Probably not. You probably don’t even live in the city you’re whining about

It’s not my business,, and they rioting because of oppression like in democrat run neighborhoods? No so who cares. They like freedom