Coal miner says employees at Wise County mine had no warning of layoffs [View all]
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Coal miner says employees at Wise County mine had no warning of layoffs
By Callan Gray
Jul 21 2014
WISE COUNTY, Va. - Hundreds of people are without a job now that two coal mines are shutting down.
Cumberland River Coal Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, has decided to stop production at underground mines in Wise County, Va. and Letcher County, Ky.
Several sources told us at least two hundred employees will be laid off. Eighty-three people work at the Wise County mine, according to the website of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy...
..."Everything is going down," he said. "Business is leaving, schools are not in the best of shape."
Saylor told us he'll support his family with the 60 days of severance pay and 90 days of insurance coverage he'll get but once that's stops, he's not sure what he'll do....
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