Leaders of United Mine Workers locals in northeastern Pennsylvania expected only a routine discussion of union business when they gathered in Hazleton at the end of last month. Instead, they witnessed a boiling confrontation between Union President Arnold Miller and Vice President Mike Trbovich. "This union is on the verge of financial disaster!" shouted Trbovich. "Our money and our future are being squandered by Arnold Miller's mismanagement!" Jumping to the mike, Miller snapped back: "That's a damn lie and you know it!" An hour later, Miller suspended Trbovich from the vice presidency,...
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