Charleston lawyer David Grubb passes out checks to jubilant miners Sunday at their union hall in Cannelton. Gazette photo by Chip Ellis

Hey folks! Coal Tattoo is back online. Thanks for your patience, and for all the comments while I was out. I hope everyone had a good holiday.

I’m hoping to do a roundup later about a bunch of big coal-related news that happened in my absense.

In the meantime, make sure to check out my buddy Paul Nyden’s story today, “85 miners collect checks in Massey settlement.”  As Paul writes:

Eighty-five coal miners laid off from Cannelton Mining after Massey Energy took it over and renamed it Mammoth Coal gathered at their local union hall on Sunday afternoon. Each miner received a $38,000 check from Massey.

On Oct. 30, Massey agreed to pay $8.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2006 in Fayette County on behalf of 229 miners and job applicants who were over 40 years old.

See previous coverage here, here and here.

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