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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…

Apr. 17, 2024

Miner's Health Matters

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor Julie Su, MSHA Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson…

Apr. 16, 2024

United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 16, 2024   United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event…

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Sep. 1, 2020

United Mine Workers of America’s Objection to Debtors’ Proposed Sale

We continue to fight in the bankruptcy court for the jobs of our members at Local Union 717 at Remington Arms. The UMWA today filed an objection to Remington’s plan to sell its assets through the bankruptcy process without first negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. “By their own actions, the Debtors have already prevented […]

Aug. 20, 2020

August 20, 2020 – Remington Bankruptcy Update

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts gives an update on the current bankruptcy filing by Remington Arms.

Aug. 18, 2020

UMWA: Save the U.S. Public Postal Service

UMWA International President, Cecil E. Roberts makes a passionate plea to Congress to save the U.S. Public Postal Service. It is a lifeline for rural Americans and veterans. #USMAILNOTFORSALE #SAVETHEUSPS Visit www.usmailnotforsale.org for more information! 

Aug. 15, 2020

UMWA members ratify new contract at Cumberland mine, West Virginia prep plants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 15, 2020   [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Contura Energy’s Cumberland Mine in Greene County, Pa., ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, which will become effective immediately. UMWA members at five Contura coal processing plants in southern West Virginia […]

Aug. 14, 2020

Mine Safety Agency Should Do More to Protect Coal Miners in the Pandemic, Oversight Office Finds

Source: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT HEALTH July 28, 2020 The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday. Through interviews with MSHA officials and union representatives, as well as reviews of state and national policies, the Department of […]

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