Sisters-in-law Frances Ervin, left, and Doris Ervin, right, both of Castlewood, Va., listened to speakers during a prayer vigil held in front of Massey’s headquarters in Richmond, Va. Monday, May 17, 2010, for Massey miners killed at the company’s Upper Big Branch mine recently. They said both of their husbands died from health issues related to mining. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Alexa Welch Edlund)
After a prayer vigil last night, protesters are gearing up this morning at Massey Energy’s annual shareholders meeting in Richmond, Va.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports:
After a raucous rally in Monroe Park, nearly 1,000 protesters marched up Franklin Street toward the Jefferson Hotel and the annual meeting of Massey Energy Corp. this morning.
The protesters are urging Massey shareholders to fire CEO Don Blankenship.
The AP had a preview of the shareholder protest moves expected at today’s meeting, and there’s a Webcast of the annual meeting here. Meanwhile, check out the latest National Public Radio report on the Upper Big Branch disaster here.
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Just found out the afl-cio has money invested in Massey Energy along with Cecil Roberts, how ironic.
Watcher,
Sometimes you buy stock so you can attend the stockholder’s meeting. I’ve got some interesting stock as well.
Watcher:
I can’t speak for the AFL-CIO, but neither Pres. Roberts nor the UMWA have “money invested in Massey Energy.” Pres. Roberts and the other UMWA representatives in that meeting were holding proxies of others who do hold Massey Energy shares. My understanding is that the AFL-CIO representatives at that meeting were holding the proxies of others, as well.