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Dear Paul,
Last month, 29 miners died in a tragedy that was
completely preventable.
That should have been reason enough to fire
CEO Don Blankenship immediately. But he's still at the
helm of Massey Energy, and every day he stays on, he continues
to endanger his workers.
So this Tuesday, at Massey's annual shareholder
meeting, mineworkers, union leaders, and community leaders will
be protesting Don Blankenship's callous disregard for human
life.
We've put together a petition to send a
strong message to Massey Energy shareholders and corporate
leaders when they meet Tuesday. Can you help us collect at least
10,000 signatures by MIDNIGHT
MONDAY?
Sign
now: Tell Massey shareholders to fire Don
Blankenship!
Don Blankenship's track record includes: ignoring
safety regulations, intimidating workers, and spending millions
to elect judges who will protect his interests. And he
even helps lead the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in its anti-worker
campaigns!1,2
He clearly put profits before safety. That
should have been reason enough for Massey's board to find a new
CEO.
But since the blood of 29 miners wasn't enough for
Massey's board to take immediate action to fire him, hopefully
the 30% drop in Massey's stock will give them another reason.
That's right – Massey's stock is down more than 30% since
the Upper Big Branch disaster, and Blankenship is still
CEO.
That's why – in addition to hundreds of mine
workers, union leaders, and allies – big institutional
shareholders are speaking up, too. Will you add your
voice?
Tell
Massey shareholders: Do the right thing and fire Don
Blankenship!
While firing Blankenship won't give even a measure of
justice to the families who lost loved ones in this horrific
tragedy, every day he stays as CEO is a slap in the face –
a painful reminder of the human cost of corporate
greed.
We can hold him
accountable. Tell Massey Energy:
Blankenship has to go!
Thanks
so much for all you do for workers' rights.
Sincerely,
Manny, Liz, and the American Rights at Work
team
P.S. If Don Blankenship loses his job as the CEO of
Massey, he'll almost certainly lose his seat on the board of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, too. That'll send a powerful message
that corporate America can't ignore: a callous, low-road,
anti-worker approach to management is not the way to
go.
Please take action now
– call on Massey's board to fire Don Blankenship and
replace him with someone who cares about worker
safety.
1 http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/40533
2
http://www.uschamber.com/about/board/all.htm
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