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Take the Safety of Hardworking Miners Seriously!

Target: Richard Stickler, MSHA Assistant Secretary
Sponsored by: American Rights at Work

Recently released reports uncovered a huge failure at the federal agency in charge of mine safety.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) failed to fine more than 4,000 safety & health violations over the last six years for mines that broke regulations.

Richard Stickler, the man responsible for mine safety in this country, used to be a coal mining manager and executive. President Bush twice bypassed the Senate to appoint Stickler, despite loud protests from anyone familiar with his egregiously anti-safety record.

It's time the safety of America's workers came first! Sign the letter to Mr. Stickler below and add your ideas on how he can do his job.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Dear Asst. Secretary Stickler,

I'm outraged by recent reports that the Mine Safety and Health Administration failed to fine for more than 4,000 penalties over the last six years for mines that violated safety and health regulations.

This is an affront to workers who put their lives at risk every day. I have some suggestions for how Mr. Stickler can improve his job performance at MSHA:

- Enforce new mine safety rules as required by Congress

- Fine companies that break the law - all 4,000 incidents and counting - and prosecute those who don't pay

- Push for better safety and health regulations and enforcement

- Give miners a say in workplace safety by making it easier for them to form unions

- Think like a miner, not a mine executive.

- Listen to the miners when it comes to developing better safety regulations, not the companies

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Please do what's right for hardworking men and women in our country's mines.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

We signed the “Take the Safety of Hardworking Miners Seriously!” petition!

# 50:

6:05 pm PST, Feb 20, Steve Dale, Australia

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5:42 pm PST, Feb 20, Candy LeBlanc, California

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5:41 pm PST, Feb 20, Jason Bowman, California

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5:38 pm PST, Feb 20, John Geiser, Michigan

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5:38 pm PST, Feb 20, Larry Bibayoff, California

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5:34 pm PST, Feb 20, Reattha Chapman, Alabama

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5:26 pm PST, Feb 20, Elaine Secondo, Connecticut

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5:04 pm PST, Feb 20, Kristi Katuran, Pennsylvania

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4:47 pm PST, Feb 20, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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4:43 pm PST, Feb 20, Lisa Power, Ireland

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4:32 pm PST, Feb 20, Sandra Stubbs, Delaware

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4:05 pm PST, Feb 20, Jenna Templeton, California

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3:52 pm PST, Feb 20, Diane Carley, Pennsylvania
If you don't want to do what is right then step away from your job. Let someone who cares take your job.

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3:21 pm PST, Feb 20, Maureen Primerano, California

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3:19 pm PST, Feb 20, Name not displayed, New York

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3:18 pm PST, Feb 20, Rebecca McNamara, Montana
Miners put themselves in danger every time they go to work. They deserve better safety protections!

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3:06 pm PST, Feb 20, Audra Hughes, Florida

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3:02 pm PST, Feb 20, Linda Ferrier, Virginia

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2:46 pm PST, Feb 20, Chantale Kanazawa, Japan

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2:29 pm PST, Feb 20, Dogan Ozkan, Turkey

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2:00 pm PST, Feb 20, Gloria Cole, Texas

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1:40 pm PST, Feb 20, Martha W. Bushnell, Colorado
It is time to enforce basic safety protections for miners for this is a dangerous profession.

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1:19 pm PST, Feb 20, Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin

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1:01 pm PST, Feb 20, Frank Roozendaal, Netherlands

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12:34 pm PST, Feb 20, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

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12:10 pm PST, Feb 20, Eric Pradelski, Illinois

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12:06 pm PST, Feb 20, David Reymond, Texas

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12:00 pm PST, Feb 20, Jonathan Knowles, United Kingdom

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12:00 pm PST, Feb 20, Isha Mayim, California

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11:35 am PST, Feb 20, Karen Stroup, Pennsylvania

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11:27 am PST, Feb 20, Charles Hixon, Hawaii

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11:12 am PST, Feb 20, Eric Bock, California

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11:10 am PST, Feb 20, Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom

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11:09 am PST, Feb 20, Lorena Drajneanu, Romania

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10:17 am PST, Feb 20, Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin

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10:11 am PST, Feb 20, Pygge Lord, Sweden

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10:02 am PST, Feb 20, Terri VanKuipers, Canada

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9:54 am PST, Feb 20, Sarah Onave, France

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9:54 am PST, Feb 20, Billie Reed, Illinois

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9:39 am PST, Feb 20, Rocío Manzano Guerrero, Spain

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9:14 am PST, Feb 20, Marcy Miller, Colorado

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9:07 am PST, Feb 20, Victoria Chapman, Florida
With all the governmental organizations and safety protocols established as a result of lessons learned in the past, why is enforcement and oversight of such endangering the well-being of hard labor? Has the establishment turned a blind eye for profit over the value of human life? Those who violate proper protocol should be mandated to follow safety precautions or be shut down until able to do so.

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9:07 am PST, Feb 20, Dawee Van, Michigan

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10:59 am PST, Feb 15, Mukesh Shah, New York

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8:26 am PST, Feb 13, Dawn Bolin, Ohio

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