UMWA Launches Battle To Stop South African Coal Imports

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Creator

United Mine Workers of America

Contributor

Earl Askew, Leon Alexander, Joe Cruse, Howard Tedford, Don Stillman

Place Created

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Date

June 1-15, 1974

Type of Item

Article

Length/duration

8 pages

Description

In early 1976 the Southern Company announced plans to import 2.5 tons of South African steam coal into the U.S. The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) launched a campaign against the imports. This article and related material is from the United Mine Workers Journal, 85th Year, No. 12, June 1-15, 1976. The articles discusses the Georgia Power Project, Cliff Pierson, the Southern Company, Gulf Power, Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power, Southern Electric Generating Co., the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Tom Youngblood, Alvin Vogtle, Sam Littlefield, Frank Clements, Jere Beasley, William Baxley, State Senator Robert Wilson, Representative Bobby Tom Crowe, George Wallace, and Richard...

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Organization

United Mine Workers of America

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of the United Mine Workers of America.

Collection

Henry Lieberg collection, Michigan State University Library Special Collections