http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/umwa-protests-potential-loss-health-benefits <p></p><p></p><p>Members of the United Mine Workers of America and other unions rallied&nbsp; in St. Louis today. Hundreds of United Mine Workers and supports marched through the streets of St. Louis today as part of a rally in front of the corporate headquarters of Peabody Energy. Miners are protesting the potential loss of health benefits. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:34:30 +0000 Jeff Williams 28037 at http://wkms.org UMWA Protests Potential Loss of Health Benefits http://wkms.org/post/peabody-close-il-mine <p></p><p>A Peabody Energy Corp.&nbsp; subsidiary is permanently closing a southern Illinois mine because it failed to meet safety, compliance and performance standards. Bay Ridge Inc. says operations at the Willow Lake Mine near Harrisburg are unsustainable. The mine closing will affect about 400 workers. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:23:59 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 24998 at http://wkms.org Peabody to Close IL Mine http://wkms.org/post/man-dead-southern-ill-mining-accident <p></p><p>A worker has died after being trapped in machinery Saturday at a Saline County, Ill., mine. The incident happened at Willow Lake Mine.&nbsp; The operation, which employs about 460 people, is run by a subsidiary of Peabody Energy Corporation. Peabody Spokesperson Meg Gallagher says 30-year-old Chad Meyers of Goreville died after being pinned by a continuous mining machine he was operating. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:33:55 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 24665 at http://wkms.org Man Dead in Southern Ill. Mining Accident