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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…

Apr. 2, 2024

Casey Presses Energy Company CEO About Future of Critical Cumberland Mine, Impact of Mine Closure on Miners and Families in Greene County

For Immediate Release March 30, 2024 News of the potential closure came as a surprise to numerous stakeholders including county…

Mar. 29, 2024

Casey Statement on Planned Closure of Cumberland Mine

For Immediate Release March 28, 2024   Contact Natalie Adams: 202-228-3789   Casey Statement on Planned Closure of Cumberland Mine…

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Jun. 7, 2021

Company-inspired violence on Warrior Met picket lines increasing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2021   [BROOKWOOD, ALA.] Three separate incidents of vehicular assault by persons working for Warrior Met Coal, Inc. have occurred on legal picket lines set up by members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in the last three days, raising questions as to whether the company has determined […]

Jun. 7, 2021

UMWA reiterates support of the “For the People” Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2021   [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America today reiterated its support for Senate Bill (SB) 1, the “For the People Act,” and renewed its call for its passage in the United States Senate.   “State Legislatures all over the country are revising election laws to restrict access […]

Jun. 4, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visits a UMWA coal mine, sees production first hand

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2021 [TRIANGLE, VA] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I commend Energy Secretary Granholm for coming to West Virginia and going underground at the Harrison County Mine with Senator Joe Manchin to see for herself the hard, dangerous work our […]

Apr. 12, 2021

UMWA to begin Warrior Met Unity Rallies, pay strike benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 12, 2021     [MCCALLA, ALA.] The International Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International union held a special meeting today to discuss the strike at Warrior Met, Inc., by around 1,000 members of the UMWA in Alabama. “The Warrior Met miners have overwhelmingly voted to continue […]

Apr. 9, 2021

Strike Continues for UMWA members at Warrior Met Mines

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2021   [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Warrior Met in Bessemer, AL did not ratify a tentative agreement that had been negotiated with the company and will remain on their unfair labor practice strike.   “Our members made […]

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