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Take the Safety of Hardworking Miners Seriously!
Target: Richard Stickler, MSHA Assistant SecretarySponsored 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.
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We signed the “Take the Safety of Hardworking Miners Seriously!” petition!
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6:58 am PDT, Mar 23,
Neville McJunkin, Florida
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5:55 am PDT, Mar 23,
Sonja Helman, Maryland
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4:09 am PDT, Mar 23,
Kit Chang, Massachusetts
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9:32 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Andrea Miller, Oklahoma
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9:17 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Cheryl Hull, Wisconsin
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7:07 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Maryanne Campbell, South Carolina
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6:48 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Veronica Dinis, Massachusetts
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5:45 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Ann Cawley, Missouri
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5:02 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Emily Goodwin Durand, Pennsylvania
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5:01 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Ines Seidel, Germany
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2:33 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Lorraine Kay, United Kingdom
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2:15 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Paula Cline, Georgia
My son works in a coal mine. Please make it safer.
My son works in a coal mine. Please make it safer.
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1:35 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Veronique Pires, Canada
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1:33 pm PDT, Mar 22,
Matt Demsky, Pennsylvania
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9:12 am PDT, Mar 22,
Jessica Snyder, Colorado
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6:02 am PDT, Mar 22,
Sylvia Field, New Hampshire
I cannot understand why basic safety protections are not already in effect. I urge you to do all you can to increase safety.
I cannot understand why basic safety protections are not already in effect. I urge you to do all you can to increase safety.
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5:09 am PDT, Mar 22,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
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4:42 am PDT, Mar 22,
Clare Puskarczyk, Colorado
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11:44 pm PDT, Mar 21,
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11:08 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Candace Penner, California
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7:27 pm PDT, Mar 21,
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4:53 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Anne Seidel, Germany
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8:38 am PDT, Mar 21,
Liza Kovac, Canada
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7:26 am PDT, Mar 21,
Fancesco Biancheri, Italy
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6:22 am PDT, Mar 21,
BROOKE SCHUMACHER, Florida
The safety standards for coal miners should be improved for several reasons. For one, coal provides a majority of the energy that is needed to create electricity. Without it, we all would be faced with a number of obstacles. These workers go into work each and every day knowing that they could be the next news report. They know this going in but trust that the safety reports are valid and they are safe. We need to do more to protect the safety of the coal miners. They are not just a person, they are someone's father, brother, husband, cousin or uncle. These people do not stand alone. The work they do for our country should be enough to provide them with additional protection.
The safety standards for coal miners should be improved for several reasons. For one, coal provides a majority of the energy that is needed to create electricity. Without it, we all would be faced with a number of obstacles. These workers go into work each and every day knowing that they could be the next news report. They know this going in but trust that the safety reports are valid and they are safe. We need to do more to protect the safety of the coal miners. They are not just a person, they are someone's father, brother, husband, cousin or uncle. These people do not stand alone. The work they do for our country should be enough to provide them with additional protection.
# 10,173:
6:43 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Tonia Parks, West Virginia
They need to be safe while their working to provide for their families!!!!!
They need to be safe while their working to provide for their families!!!!!
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5:20 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Delores Carr, California
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2:12 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Barbara Singer, Illinois
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2:02 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Emmie Forman, Washington
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12:38 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Linda Whitener, Missouri
My father was a miner and I loved him. These workers have families and should be able to return safely home to them as he did to me.
My father was a miner and I loved him. These workers have families and should be able to return safely home to them as he did to me.
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9:32 am PDT, Mar 20,
Paul Riek, Oregon
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10:04 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Lori Forman, Massachusetts
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Marilyn Wheeler, Oregon
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3:13 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Lucien Josephy, California
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Lisa R, Germany
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Chris Anas, California
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Alathea Daniels, Arkansas
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5:38 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Virginia Sims, West Virginia
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5:28 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Brian Lu, New Jersey
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3:49 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Heather Stone-Gaudet, Illinois
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3:20 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Bernard Lieb, California
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10:31 am PDT, Mar 18,
Lynn Joyce, Wyoming
Everyone deserves safe working conditions. Too many lives have been lost by cutting corners to save money!
Everyone deserves safe working conditions. Too many lives have been lost by cutting corners to save money!
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9:51 am PDT, Mar 18,
Emma Lariz, California
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8:54 am PDT, Mar 18,
Lin Teachenor, Washington
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8:39 am PDT, Mar 18,
Heather Hewett, Michigan
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11:05 pm PDT, Mar 17,
Jean Davy, South Carolina
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