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UMWA’s Roberts comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 25, 2024   UMWA’s comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards [TRANGLE, V.A.] Commenting on the…

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…

UMWA's Project 50

Volume 1: Struggle & Win   Editor’s Note: Keeping the UMWA’s history alive and relevant is a critical part of…

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House holds hearing on state mining office, most speakers oppose changes

SOURCE: WV MetroNews DATE: February 28, 2022   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multiple speakers at a House of Delegates public hearing Monday challenged a proposal on the state Office of Miner’s Health Safety and Training, sharing concerns about how changes could affect miner safety. House Bill 4840 would shift the agency’s goals from enforcing and executing […]

UMWA opposes West Virginia legislation reducing health and safety in coal mines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 1, 2022   UMWA opposes West Virginia legislation reducing health and safety in coal mines   [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The idea that anyone in the state of West Virginia believes we need less enforcement in the […]

How Private Equity Firms Caused The UMWA Strike In Brookwood

February 18, 2022 Source: Patch.com Here’s an in-depth look at how ongoing business practices have impacted striking blue-collar workers for one west Alabama coal producer.   BROOKWOOD, AL — There’s a little wooden shelter at the intersection of Lock 17 Road and Miners Memorial Parkway in Brookwood that sat vacant on Friday. The site, which […]

UMWA Senate Hearing

Warrior Met and Wall Street Greed: What Corporate Raiders are Doing to Workers and Consumers   Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Room SH-216       Agenda There will be a Hearing of the Committee on the Budget  On:  Thursday, February 17, 2022, 11:00 AM In:  Room SH-216 To consider:  Warrior Met and Wall Street Greed: What Corporate Raiders […]

Union Plus: Scholarships for Members and Their Children

SOURCE: Union Plus   Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $5 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. More than 3,400 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education.   How the Union Plus Scholarship Program works Eligibility Current and retired […]

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