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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS
PATRIOT COAL PICKETINGfrom Eyewitness News Online Coal Families Picketing Bankrupt Patriot Coal In St. Louis Reported by:  Associated PressWeb Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jan. 29, 2013 9:00 AM EST Updated: Jan. 29, 2013 9:39 AM EST
St. Louis
, Ohio
About 175 West Virginia coal mining families are picketing in St. Louis as the United Mine Workers of America tries to salvage health care benefits for retirees and widows from Patriot Coal's bankruptcy. Miners from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio are also planning to join the protest Tuesday outside the federal building and the headquarters of one company the union blames for the bankruptcy, Peabody Energy. The bankruptcy affects more than 10,000 retirees and 10,000 dependents, mostly in those states. Patriot calls its pension and health care programs unsustainable legacies. A judge moved Patriot's case to St. Louis in November. An $802 million financing package is letting it continue operating while it restructures. The Charleston Daily Mail said the UMWA posted billboard and TV ads ahead of the hearing. Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. About 175 West Virginia coal mining families are picketing bankrupt Patriot Coal in St. Louis in the continuing battle to protect health care benefits for retirees and widows. United Mine Workers of America spokesman Phil Smith says miners from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio are also participating in Tuesday's protest at the federal building, where a hearing is being held. Patriot's bankruptcy affects more than 10,000 retirees and 10,000 dependents in those states. Patriot calls its pension and health care programs unsustainable legacies. A judge moved Patriot's case from New York City to St. Louis in November. An $802 million financing package is allowing Patriot to continue operating while it restructures. The Charleston Daily Mail said the UMWA posted billboard and TV ads ahead of the hearing. MORE NEWS FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
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