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Apr. 9, 2024

Associate Membership Spotlight

Phylis Mooney   Sister Mooney's commitment to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) spans over a decade, making her…

Apr. 5, 2024

Black Lung Screenings in Your Area

Attention Coal Miners!   The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer black lung screenings at no…

Apr. 3, 2024

City of Nitro Holds Event to Honor Vietnam War Veterans

Source: WVMetroNews March 31, 2024   NITRO, W.Va. — The West Virginia Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America honored U.S.…

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Jan. 19, 2022

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests     The federal government’s website for Americans to order at-home rapid Covid-19 testing kits launched on Tuesday. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order free at-home COVID-⁠19 tests.   The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.   Here’s what […]

Jan. 18, 2022

Sanders, Warren and Baldwin urge Larry Fink to intervene in strike at coal company partially owned by BlackRock

SOURCE: CNBC January 14, 2022 Sanders, Warren and Baldwin urge Larry Fink to intervene in strike at coal company partially owned by BlackRock Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin pressed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to use his firm’s sizable financial stake in Warrior Met Coal to compel the company’s management to broker a […]

Jan. 16, 2022

‘It just ain’t right’: WV retired miners condemn Congress’ failure to restore tax behind black lung benefits

Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail January 15, 2021   ‘It just ain’t right’: WV retired miners condemn Congress’ failure to restore tax behind black lung benefits Jerry Coleman used to hunt. But 37 years in the mines took away the breathing capacity he needed to walk up a hill or drag a deer, leaving him with black […]

Jan. 13, 2022

A Portrait of a Modern Day Union Man on the Picket Line

Source: MelMagazine January 13, 2021   Union leader Bryan Kelly and more than 1,000 other coal miners in Alabama are picketing hedge-fund ownership over broken promises and cut pay. It’s another chapter in a long history of miners who pioneered the art of the strike — to the benefit of all   To everyone who […]

Jan. 11, 2022

Status of the UMWA’s 56th Consecutive Constitutional Convention

The UMWA has always believed that the health and safety of the delegates and guests who attend our convention is the number one priority. In the past few months, there has been a rapid rise in recorded numbers of COVID-19 infections. A considerable number of our elected Delegates, who are already suffering from respiratory conditions […]

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