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Apr. 25, 2024

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…

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. 22, 2024

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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Nov. 19, 2021

Protesters rally in Newport Beach to show solidarity with striking mine workers

Source: LAtimes Date: November 18, 2021 Author: Andrew Turner “About two dozen people demonstrated outside the BlackRock corporate office building in Newport Beach Thursday morning to support mine workers who have gone on strike in Alabama. In April, about 1,100 employees of Warrior Met Coal walked off the job to fight for issues such as […]

Nov. 19, 2021

Preservation work at the Ludlow Massacre site revealed hidden symbols. They’ll never be seen again.

Source: cpr.org Date: November 18, 2021 Author: Shanna Lewis “The Ludlow Massacre more than a century ago was one of the most violent events in U.S. labor history and a wake-up call for the nation about brutal and often deadly coal mine work. Recent preservation efforts at the site about an hour south of Pueblo […]

Nov. 15, 2021

Impact still felt 53 years after Farmington No. 9 mine explosion

Source: Times West Virginian  November 14, 2021 MANNINGTON — West Virginians are especially watchful of coal miners and their families. Marion County residents are protective of the history of one tragic event that happened right here in our backyard. On Nov. 20, 1968, the Farmington No. 9 mine exploded, killing 78 of the miners trapped […]

Nov. 15, 2021

Kim Kelly: Coal Miners SHAME Greedy Private Equity Ghouls | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

Source: Breaking Points November 13, 2021   Krystal and Saagar are joined by labor reporter Kim Kelly for updates on the months-long strike by the coal miners at Warrior Met in Alabama. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/ To listen to Breaking […]

Nov. 12, 2021

UMWA applauds nomination of Chris Williamson to MSHA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2021   UMWA applauds nomination of Chris Williamson to MSHA [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on the nomination of Chris Williamson to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “Chris Williamson is the […]

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