1943 Press Photo New York Don Rose RL Ireland Edward Burke at wage meeting NYC

Attending the opening session of the Appalachian Wage Conference today March 10 at the Hotel Biltmore were left to right Don Rose Counsel for the West Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association RL Ireland Jr President of the Ohio Coal Operators Association and Hanna Coal Co and former Senator Edward R Burke President of the Southern Coal Producers Association of West Va and Kentucky. They heard John L Lewis President of the UMWA demand a $2 per day wage increase for bituminous coal miners. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 03-10-1943.

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