The United Mine Workers (UMW) is concerned about a coal company's bankruptcy reorganization plan and its impact on its members, the Associated Press reported on Saturday. The UMW's concern involves Patriot Coal Corp., which filed for chapter 11 protection on July 16 in New York as it deals with reduced demand for coal and rising costs. In its bankruptcy filings, Patriot complained of "legacy costs" such as health-care benefits and pension payments. UMW lawyers are seeking to have the reorganization case moved from New York to southern West Virginia, where they say such issues can be more properly handled.
