Westray
Subtitle: The Long Way
Publisher: Talonbooks
Published: August 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780889224919
Subjects: Canadian; Drama / Canadian; Drama; Plays / Drama; Plays
Description: When the Westray mine exploded, the human tragedy and suffering which resulted were chilling proof that the age-old price paid for coal is human blood. After the dead were laid to rest, the bureaucratic back-stabbing and corporate refusal of responsibility were all too familiar to followers of the history of mining and labour. Andrew and Pam have a young son, and have just purchased their first home. Even though conditions at Westray are nearly subhuman, and the mine is know to be dangerously mismanaged, Andy, alongside his co-workers, descends under the ground again and again, because his family depends on him.