Hearing on UMWA motion to move Patriot case set for September

摘要

The United Mine Workers of America, worried that 22,000 members might lose benefits as a result of Patriot Coal's July filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will get a September 11 hearing to ask the court to move proceedings from New York to West Virginia. “We're talking about 22,000 lives,” including 2,000 workers and 10,000 retirees, who could be affected by the St. Louis-based coal company's reorganization, UMWA spokesman Phil Smith said in a Wednesday interview.