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Patriot Coal
9:59 am
Tue April 16, 2013

Looking At The Effects Of Patriot Coal's Bankruptcy

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Credit (Maria Altman/St. Louis Public Radio)
Charles Whitlow of New Athens, Ill. holds the three plastic containers that separate his daily pills. Whitlow worked as a coal miner for Peabody Energy for 33 years and fears he will lose his health care as a result of Patriot Coal’s bankruptcy.
Credit (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Protesters gather outside Peabody Energy’s headquarters in St. Louis on Feb. 13 in one of several rallies held regarding Patriot Coal’s bankruptcy this year.
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Police walk arrested mine workers to a police van Feb. 26 after they refused an order to get out of the street during a rally outside of the Peabody Energy Company headquarters in St. Louis. Ten people were arrested.
United Mine Workers march from Peabody Energy to the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse on Feb. 26.
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Our Maria Altman had a story on NPR's Morning Edition this morning about the many effects of Patriot Coal's bankruptcy. In fact, the story continues, with another rally in St. Louis today.

To give you even more on this story, we present these photos - glimpses of the people affected by the actions of this large, St. Louis-based company. 

Patriot Coal
4:59 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

Union President Criticizes Bankrupt Patriot Coal For Seeking Executive Bonuses

Credit Chris McDaniel, St. Louis Public Radio.
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On Monday, the top official with a national miners' union says bankrupt Patriot Coal's bid to cut retiree health care benefits, while seeking millions of dollars for executive bonuses, is immoral.

Patriot Coal spun off from St. Louis-based Peabody in 2007, taking with it an enormous amount of the larger company’s health care obligations. Now that Patriot has declared bankruptcy, the company is looking to cut health care coverage for retired miners.

At a press conference in St. Louis, United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said Patriot was designed to fail.

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