Pittston Coal strike

When

5 Apr 1989 – 20 Feb 1990

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

American strike action, 5 April 1989– 1 January 1990

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

American strike action, 1989–1990

The Pittston Coal strike was a United States strike action led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company, nationally headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston's termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners.

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