NoVA Labor's Dan Duncan Arrested During UMWA Rally for Justice at Peabody

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)NoVA Labor President – and Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan (left) was one of 15 people arrested earlier this week during a peaceful march and rally outside the Peabody Energy headquarters Tuesday in St. Louis as MTD-affiliated United Mine Workers of America protested the company’s continued refusal to pay for health care benefits promised to retired miners, their widows and dependents. Also arrested during a sit-down protest in the street directly in front of the Peabody tower were UMWA President Cecil Roberts and Coalition of Black Trade Unionists President Terrence Melvin. Click here for the complete report. photo by David Kameras, UMWA