Joseph A.“Jock” Yablonski
(1910-1969)
A longtime resident of California and elected official of the United Mine Workers of America. He led efforts to improve working conditions for coal miners. On December 31, 1969—shortly after his defeat as a reform candidate for president of the UMW—he, his wife Margaret, and their daughter Charlotte were assassinated. In 1972, reformers were elected to leadership of the UMW.
Marker is at the intersection of Wood Street (Pennsylvania Route 88) and Third Street (Pennsylvania Route 88), on the right when traveling north on Wood Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
