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Apr. 24, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Reaches Agreement with Maple Grove Center

  The United Mine Workers of America has reached a new agreement with Maple Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in…

Apr. 21, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Strikes Deal with Somerset County Commissioners

  The UMWA reached a new agreement with Somerset County in Pennsylvania, covering 38 members of Local Union 2007 in…

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…

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Sep. 10, 2021

Union Plus: Life Insurance

Source: Union Plus Life insurance plans help protect union families Get peace of mind for your family. A life insurance plan helps protect your family in case something unexpected happens to you. Find an insurance plan that’s right for your family I am 18 to 64 years old Term-to-70 Life Insurance  Plan This plan helps […]

Sep. 7, 2021

A Century Ago, Miners Fought in a Bloody Uprising. Few Know About It Today

Source: The New York Times September 7, 2021 BLAIR, W.Va. — On the shoulder of a lonely stretch of highway miles into the hills, a sign stands in the weeds. “Battle of Blair Mt.,” it says, informing the tumbledown cinder block building across the road that here, 100 years ago, was the largest armed labor […]

Sep. 7, 2021

Deadly 1921 Coal Miner Revolt in West Virginia Remembered

Source: Associated Press September 7, 2021 Fed up with the deadly work and poor wages and living conditions, thousands of coal miners marched to unionize in West Virginia a century ago, resulting in a deadly clash and the largest U.S. armed uprising since the Civil War. On Friday, some of their descendants joined others in […]

Sep. 7, 2021

UMWA retraces miners’ march for Blair Mountain’s 100th anniversary

Source: 13News September 7, 2021 MARMET, WV (WOWK) – This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain, which took place in West Virginia. It was the largest labor uprising in US history. The Battle of Blair Mountain occurred in Logan County, West Virginia as part of the Coal Wars – a […]

Aug. 24, 2021

Warrior Met Coal’s strike practices could bring National Labor Relations Board complaint

Source: AL.COM August 23, 2021     The United Mine Workers of America is hailing a decision by the National Labor Relations Board against Warrior Met Coal. The NLRB notified Warrior Met on Aug. 13 that it is prepared to issue a complaint if the company does not enter into a settlement and provide the […]

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