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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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Jan. 30, 2024

‘If he’s a Democrat, than I’m Batman:’ UMWA president blasts Blankenship candidacy

SOURCE: WV NEWS JANUARY 29, 2024   CHARLESTON, W.V.a. (WV News) — The latest candidate to join the race to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate is a “fraud,” according to the president of the United Mine Workers of America. In a statement released Monday, long-serving UMWA President Cecil Roberts denounced the candidacy of […]

Jan. 9, 2024

Members Only – UMWA Secures Agreement with Indiana County Jail

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Jan. 2, 2024

Improving Health and Safety for Modern Miners a Priority for UMWA

Source: America’s Workforce Radio January 1, 2024     Happy New Year’s Day! Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mine Workers of America, joined America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the Warrior Met Strike in Alabama, outdated protective equipment for miners, and the dangers of silica dust. Roberts began by detailing the two-year Warrior Met […]

Dec. 7, 2023

Miners Who Died in Robena Explosion Remembered

Source: Herald-Standard December 7, 2023 On Dec. 6, 1962, workers headed to the mine Robena No. 3 traveled there in bad, snowy weather. “Little did they know their peril didn’t lie in their journey there but what would take place that fateful day,” said Ed Yankovich Jr., a member of United Mine Workers of American […]

Dec. 7, 2023

Associate Membership Spotlight

Evelyn Marrow   Evelyn Marrow, a devoted advocate and vibrant Associate Member of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), calls the idyllic state of Colorado her home. While she may not have toiled in the mines herself, Evelyn’s unwavering support for the UMWA stems from a deep connection to the union through her husband, […]

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