Massey Responds to Statements Made by UMWA Members at Senate Hearings Today
JULIAN, W.Va., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) responded today to comments made by UMWA President Cecil Roberts and UMWA member Jeff Harris during Senate hearings today.
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The statements by Cecil Roberts today were outrageous. He obviously believes he can use the UBB mine tragedy to promote his agenda. Most miners in America -- including at UBB -- have repeatedly rejected Mr. Robert's agenda.
Mr. Harris is part of the UMWA team that Cecil Roberts has assembled in response to the UBB tragedy. Mr. Harris worked for a Massey Energy subsidiary for a short period of time. We find his statements difficult to believe and do not believe he raised any such concerns while in our employment. The picture he paints is not representative of Massey's mines and Massey does not tolerate such conditions. Both federal law and Massey policies protect miners who speak out about safety concerns.
When asked in recent anonymous surveys of all underground Massey miners, over 90% of those who responded said that Massey is safer than other companies. Over 95% said that Massey stresses proper safety procedures, 93% said Massey is committed to safety in the workplace and 90% said that Massey's safety program makes Massey mines safer than required by law. Over 97% of those who responded said that safety was important to Massey.
These miners would not work in the climate alleged by Mr. Harris. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Harris insult these miners when they suggest otherwise.
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
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