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Jun. 28, 2024

UMWA Condemns Budget Provision Blocking Silica Rule Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 28, 2024   UMWA Condemns Budget Provision Blocking Silica Rule Funding [TRIANGLE, VA] Responding to a…

Jun. 11, 2024

UMWA Applauds Russell County Board of Supervisors for Rejecting Moss 3 Landfill Proposal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 11, 2024   UMWA Applauds Russell County Board of Supervisors for Rejecting Moss 3 Landfill Proposal…

May 30, 2024

UMWA Rescinds Endorsement of Monongalia County Commission Candidate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 30, 2024   UMWA Rescinds Endorsement of Monongalia County Commission Candidate [MORGANTOWN, WV] - The United…

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Jun. 28, 2024

UMWA Condemns Budget Provision Blocking Silica Rule Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 28, 2024   UMWA Condemns Budget Provision Blocking Silica Rule Funding [TRIANGLE, VA] Responding to a provision passed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in its annual budget report that blocks all funding for the recent Silica Rule released by the Mine […]

Jun. 11, 2024

UMWA Applauds Russell County Board of Supervisors for Rejecting Moss 3 Landfill Proposal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 11, 2024   UMWA Applauds Russell County Board of Supervisors for Rejecting Moss 3 Landfill Proposal Commenting on the recent Russell County Board of Supervisors vote against the Moss 3 Landfill proposal, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “We are […]

May 30, 2024

UMWA Rescinds Endorsement of Monongalia County Commission Candidate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 30, 2024   UMWA Rescinds Endorsement of Monongalia County Commission Candidate [MORGANTOWN, WV] – The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Monongalia Area Council of the Coal Miners Political Action Committee (COMPAC) has announced the withdrawal of its endorsement for Monongalia County Commission candidate Thomas Bloom. The decision comes in response […]

May 22, 2024

Casey Pushes for Black Lung Legislation in Senate Hearing on Mine Safety

  For Immediate Release May 22, 2024 Contact Natalie Adams: 202-228-3789   Casey Pushes for Black Lung Legislation in Senate Hearing on Mine Safety Casey bill would ensure every coal miner who suffers from black lung disease receives the benefits they are entitled to Since 1968, more than 76,000 people have died as a result […]

May 22, 2024

UMWA Challenges EPA’s New Carbon Emissions Standard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2024   UMWA Challenges EPA’s New Carbon Emissions Standard   [TRANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) on Monday, May 20, filed a Petition for Review for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently implemented carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants. The petition was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]

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