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'A local tavern catering to coal miners stands adjacent to coal preparation plant for the Eccles mine owned by Westmoreland Coal Corp. The mine, which at one time employed some 500 miners has been idle due to a depressed metalurgical coal market according to some officials. For use with UMWA contract story. (AP Laserphoto) ( James Samsell/str3201jls) 1981.'

4165. Miners' Club Watering Hole

IDNO:
004172
Title:
Miners' Club Watering Hole
Date:
1981/03/24
Description:
'A local tavern catering to coal miners stands adjacent to coal preparation plant for the Eccles mine owned by Westmoreland Coal Corp. The mine, which at one time employed some 500 miners has been idle due to a depressed metalurgical coal market according to some officials. For use with UMWA contract story. (AP Laserphoto) ( James Samsell/str3201jls) 1981.'
'Coal miner, Herbert Presley, looks over a load of coal that he brought out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. Presley, along with 160,000 national UMW members walked off the job at 12:01 Friday morning. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG VIRGINIA MINES.'

4166. Last Few Loads, Norton, Va.

IDNO:
004173
Title:
Last Few Loads, Norton, Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'Coal miner, Herbert Presley, looks over a load of coal that he brought out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. Presley, along with 160,000 national UMW members walked off the job at 12:01 Friday morning. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG VIRGINIA MINES.'
'United Mine Workers President Sam Church, right, greets miners at the Consol. Coal Co.'s Mathies Mine in Washington County at the 4p.m. shift change Thursday. Church is making seven state, five day tour of mines to promote the tentative contract that is to be voted on by the rank and file this coming Tuesday. Coal miners will go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Friday in keeping of a long standing tradition of no contract, no work. (AP Laserphoto) (SEE AP WIRESTORY) (gjp51830stf-puskar)1981 Slug Words: PA MINERS.'

4167. Union Officials and Miners, Finleyville, Pa.

IDNO:
004174
Title:
Union Officials and Miners, Finleyville, Pa.
Date:
1981/03/26
Description:
'United Mine Workers President Sam Church, right, greets miners at the Consol. Coal Co.'s Mathies Mine in Washington County at the 4p.m. shift change Thursday. Church is making seven state, five day tour of mines to promote the tentative contract that is to be voted on by the rank and file this coming Tuesday. Coal miners will go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Friday in keeping of a long standing tradition of no contract, no work. (AP Laserphoto) (SEE AP WIRESTORY) (gjp51830stf-puskar)1981 Slug Words: PA MINERS.'
'Coal Miner, Herbert Presley, drives a tandem motor out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. Presley is on the last shift to work prior to the strike set for 12:01 Friday morning. (AP Laserphoto) (sh51850stf-sh)81 SLUG VIRGINIA MINES.'

4168. Last Shift, Norton, Va.

IDNO:
004175
Title:
Last Shift, Norton, Va.
Date:
1981/03/26
Description:
'Coal Miner, Herbert Presley, drives a tandem motor out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. Presley is on the last shift to work prior to the strike set for 12:01 Friday morning. (AP Laserphoto) (sh51850stf-sh)81 SLUG VIRGINIA MINES.'
'A day shift worker at New River Coal Co.'s Stanaford mine mans a locomotive hauling supplies into a working section of the underground mine Monday. 160,000 members of the United Mine Workers of America may walk off the job when the present contract runs out midnight Thursday unless a new contract is accepted (AP Laserphoto) James Samsell1121100str) 1981."

4169. Miners Working, Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
004176
Title:
Miners Working, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1981/03/23
Description:
'A day shift worker at New River Coal Co.'s Stanaford mine mans a locomotive hauling supplies into a working section of the underground mine Monday. 160,000 members of the United Mine Workers of America may walk off the job when the present contract runs out midnight Thursday unless a new contract is accepted (AP Laserphoto) James Samsell1121100str) 1981."
'These unidentified coal miners are shown walking out of the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, W. Va., Thursday night. They are among the members of the United Mine Workers who began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (jwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'

4170. On Strike, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
004177
Title:
On Strike, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'These unidentified coal miners are shown walking out of the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, W. Va., Thursday night. They are among the members of the United Mine Workers who began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (jwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'
'Coal miner Harmon Neal, an electrician at the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, West Virginia, takes off his coat at the mine's lamp house Thursday night. Neal was leaving work to join fellow members of the United Mine Workers union, which began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (hwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'

4171. Leaving Work, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
004178
Title:
Leaving Work, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'Coal miner Harmon Neal, an electrician at the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, West Virginia, takes off his coat at the mine's lamp house Thursday night. Neal was leaving work to join fellow members of the United Mine Workers union, which began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (hwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'
'The last shift of miners to work prior to the United Mine Workers strike, walk out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. The workers of the Flat Gap mine joined 10,500 active Virginian UMW members in a strike against the Soft Coal Operators. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG: VIRGINIA MINES.'

4172. Last Shift, Norton, Va.

IDNO:
004179
Title:
Last Shift, Norton, Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'The last shift of miners to work prior to the United Mine Workers strike, walk out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. The workers of the Flat Gap mine joined 10,500 active Virginian UMW members in a strike against the Soft Coal Operators. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG: VIRGINIA MINES.'
'A coal train snakes around the front of waiting coal cars at the rail yards near downtown Norton Virginia, Friday. Despite the UMW coal miner strike, non union mines in the south West Virginia area continued operation Friday without any interference. (AP Laserphoto) (sh61900stf-sh)81 SLUG:VIRGINIA MINES.'

4173. Moving Coal, Norton, Va.

IDNO:
004180
Title:
Moving Coal, Norton, Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'A coal train snakes around the front of waiting coal cars at the rail yards near downtown Norton Virginia, Friday. Despite the UMW coal miner strike, non union mines in the south West Virginia area continued operation Friday without any interference. (AP Laserphoto) (sh61900stf-sh)81 SLUG:VIRGINIA MINES.'
'These snow covered coal cars from West Virginia look like they might be harbingers of weather headed for Roanoke. These Norfolk and Western coal cars are in holding yards in Roanoke waiting for delivery. Since they came from the west and the Weather Service is predicting a chance of snow hitting Roanoke from the West on Wednesday, they might just be advanced warning. (dd31400doughtie/mbr)1981 AP.'

4174. Advance Warning of Snow, Roanoke, Va.

IDNO:
004181
Title:
Advance Warning of Snow, Roanoke, Va.
Date:
1981/03/03
Description:
'These snow covered coal cars from West Virginia look like they might be harbingers of weather headed for Roanoke. These Norfolk and Western coal cars are in holding yards in Roanoke waiting for delivery. Since they came from the west and the Weather Service is predicting a chance of snow hitting Roanoke from the West on Wednesday, they might just be advanced warning. (dd31400doughtie/mbr)1981 AP.'
'A brakeman rides a coal car up an incline to the dumping area where the coal will be loaded onto the Greek freighter in the background. Pennsylvania mine operators have found it difficult to move their coal to the lucrative foriegn markets because of problems with the railroad system and the jammed port of Philadelphia. (AP Laserphoto) (chm31721stf-murray) 1981 Slug Words: Moving Coal.'

4175. Coal Loading, Philadelphia, Pa.

IDNO:
004182
Title:
Coal Loading, Philadelphia, Pa.
Date:
1981/03/18
Description:
'A brakeman rides a coal car up an incline to the dumping area where the coal will be loaded onto the Greek freighter in the background. Pennsylvania mine operators have found it difficult to move their coal to the lucrative foriegn markets because of problems with the railroad system and the jammed port of Philadelphia. (AP Laserphoto) (chm31721stf-murray) 1981 Slug Words: Moving Coal.'
'Sam Church, center, president of the United Mine Workers; flanked by Wilbert Killion, left, vice president; and Harrison Combs, general counsel, meets with the 39 member bargaining counsel Tuesday in Washington. Church is seeking approval of the tentative contract agreed upon Monday morning with the soft coal industry. (AP Laserphoto) (see APAAA wire story) (tm31053stf/schwarz) 1981.'

4176. UMWA President Meets With Bargaining Counsel in Washington, D.C.

IDNO:
004183
Title:
UMWA President Meets With Bargaining Counsel in Washington, D.C.
Date:
1981/03/24
Description:
'Sam Church, center, president of the United Mine Workers; flanked by Wilbert Killion, left, vice president; and Harrison Combs, general counsel, meets with the 39 member bargaining counsel Tuesday in Washington. Church is seeking approval of the tentative contract agreed upon Monday morning with the soft coal industry. (AP Laserphoto) (see APAAA wire story) (tm31053stf/schwarz) 1981.'