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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dogeered_again" data-source="post: 129323456" data-attributes="member: 1485200"><p>As someone who has written, negotiated and enforced labor contracts in multiple industries, I sympathize with the coal industry angst that prevails to this day. I defeated two unions in the printing industry; negotiated a 1mm square foot rubber and plastics manufacturing facility closing and relocation with two very tough unions where we needed to relocate the operations from the NE to the SE; ultimately re-negotiated multiple former heavy industry union contracts which were necessary to preserve jobs and improve conditions across the board. All of these environmental conditions were less than ideal... but none as formidable as the coal industry. BTW, I represented management. At times, my heart and mind was torn but the greater good was evident. I, first, had to come to terms with that and then convince everyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>