The Socialist Equality Party sent World Socialist Web Site reporters to West Virginia after the Massey Upper Big Branch Mine disaster , which occurred on April 5 , 2010 . According to one of the reports , Massey workers claimed that the company had refused to allow them time off so that they could attend the funerals of their co-workers . The World Socialist Web Site claimed that the article containing these interviews was " widely circulated and reposted or linked on the Internet "
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
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