In Reply to: Re: Rip off Coal in Castlebar posted by jj on November 26, 2004 at 11:27:24:

The people who killed off the coal industry in England was the militant union officals who for years had been getting away with murder. Outragous demands, flying pickets etc crippled car building industry in the uk.
They are going the same way as the tube drivers who are being paid starting money of £40,000 pa and demanding 50 paid days annual leave days per year.