Miners' rally varns Bostor
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bankers the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), visited here recently to build support for the struggle of miners who have been on strike against the Pittston Coal Group since April 5.
Pittston shares a director with Shawmut Bank, headquartered here, and Trumka met at City Hall with councilors who have introduced legislation calling for Boston to suspend all dealings with the bank and pull its deposits if Shawmut does not sever its ties with Pittston. He also addressed the national union convention of the American Federation of Radio and (AFTRA).
Trumka was joined in Boston by 40 Pittston miners who have been doing strike support work in Greenwich, Conn., where Pittston is headquartered.
A high point of the visit came on July 13. The Boston Building Trades Council— in three days—-built a militant picket line and rally at Shawmut's downtown office tower that drew close to 400 unionists. Members of the three unions on strike against Eastern Air Lines—as well as hotel workers, rail labor, and others—joined the building trades at the rally.
Arthur Osborne, Massachusetts AFL-CIO president, addressed the rally, as did Trumka and an Eastern machinist.
Representatives of the Communications Workers of America, moving closer toward a telephone company strike, announced a support rally at Faneuil Hall for July 29, followed by picketing at the Nynex headquarters.
With the miners and the Eastern strikers