Walter Energy laying off 129 workers at Alabama coal mine
About 130 people are losing their jobs at a coal mine west of Birmingham. Walter Energy is laying off 129 workers at Jim Walters Resources No. 4 mine in Brookwood. Company spokesman Bill Stanhouse says the layoffs take effect Wednesday night. Stanhouse says the job cuts are a result of conditions in the coal market. The mine is operating at reduced production levels. Walter Energy filed for bankruptcy in July and laid off nearly 200 people at a mine in Tuscaloosa County. The latest job cuts were announced the same day former miners rallied in Brookwood in a demonstration to keep their health benefits and pensions. Republished with permission of the Associated Press.
