In New York City, a union member and supporter of the Militant invited co-workers, family, and friends to his house in the Bronx to hear about the Militant’s fight against the retaliatory suit. The legal action by the coal company also targets the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and 16 former Co-Op miners who fought to win UMWA representation at the mine. After a presentation and discussion, three new people endorsed and donated $180.

Several new endorsements arrived from Australia, Sweden, and Finland last week. Robert Coombs, secretary of the Sydney branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, and Craig Bulley, a presenter for Workers Radio Sydney, added their names. Workers Radio had earlier featured a program on the fight against the lawsuit by C.W. Mining—owner of the Co-Op mine—and asked for an update on the case.

A brochure in Swedish about the case is now available at www.themilitant.com.

Contributions last week totaled almost $5,000. This included sizable donations from International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 in Seattle; the United Transportation Union in Minnesota; and in Canada, from United Steelworkers Local 1005 in Hamilton, Ontario.

Endorsements and contributions can be sent to the Militant Fighting Fund at P.O. Box 520994, Salt Lake City, Utah 84152; Fax: (801) 924-5910; E-mail: MilitantFightingFund@yahoo.com  
 
 
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