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May 15, 2025

Safety Inspections Completed

[caption id="attachment_31640" align="alignnone" width="545"] Pictured (l-r) Safety Comitteemen Morris Studdard and Elfego Shepherd, Director of Occupational Health and Safety Josh…

May 9, 2025

The Power of Solidarity

  Fayette County Corrections Officers Transform Their Workplace   With the ratification of a new contract boosting starting pay to…

May 7, 2025

Helping Appalachia

    Heavy rains and melting snow caused widespread flooding in the Appalachian region, killing at least nine people. UMWA’s…

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May 15, 2025

Safety Inspections Completed

  During the week of February 17-21st,, the Safety Department conducted inspections in District 20 at Local 1948 Shoal Creek, Local 2133 Oak Grove, Local 8982 Concord Plant, Local 2245 Warrior Met No.4 and Local 2397 Warrior Met No. 7. Other inspections completed earlier in February included Coal Mt. Surface Mine in Wyoming, West Virginia, […]

May 9, 2025

The Power of Solidarity

  Fayette County Corrections Officers Transform Their Workplace   With the ratification of a new contract boosting starting pay to $20 per hour, the members of Local Union 9113, working at the Fayette County Prison, have completed a remarkable turn-around for themselves, the county and the safety of the general public. It is the next […]

May 7, 2025

Helping Appalachia

    Heavy rains and melting snow caused widespread flooding in the Appalachian region, killing at least nine people. UMWA’s Regions I and II collected, loaded and delivered supplies to those impacted by the flooding in central Appalachia. Donations collected included bottled water, cleaning supplies, blankets and basic household goods. The floods have highlighted the […]

Mar. 20, 2025

NMA Challenges MSHA Silica Rule Action puts miner’s lives at greater risk

The U.S. National Mining Association (NMA) partnered with five allied trade associations to file an opening brief challenging MSHA’s silica rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The association said MSHA unlawfully imposed significant restrictions on how to achieve the new Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter […]

Mar. 18, 2025

Wilberg Mine Disaster 40 Years Later

  We Never Forget   December 19, 2024, marked the 40th anniversary of the Wilberg Mine Disaster that claimed the lives of 27 coal miners and company officials. A massive fire broke out in the mine, trapping the miners. Despite heroic efforts by mine rescue teams from Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, the fire […]

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