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Sep. 7, 2025

Retirees: In Memoriam Mike Veronis

The United Mine Workers of America lost one of its staunchest supporters during the devasting floods that roared through Wheeling,…

Sep. 4, 2025

Mannington Labor Day Picnic takes place amid eroding labor law landscape

Source: Times West Virginian Date: August 30, 2025   FAIRMONT — As the Trump Administration unravels the successes of the labor movement, union…

Sep. 4, 2025

UMWA Labor Day event honors past union sacrifices and ongoing fight for worker rights

Source: Eyewitness News Date: Sept. 2, 2025   BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cecil Roberts has served as the UMWA president…

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Sep. 7, 2025

Retirees: In Memoriam Mike Veronis

The United Mine Workers of America lost one of its staunchest supporters during the devasting floods that roared through Wheeling, West Virginia in June. Local Union 1473 member Mike Veronis and his wife, Connie, who was a UMWA Associate Member, were lost that terrible evening. Mike began his mining career on September 2, 1975, at […]

Sep. 4, 2025

Mannington Labor Day Picnic takes place amid eroding labor law landscape

Source: Times West Virginian Date: August 30, 2025   FAIRMONT — As the Trump Administration unravels the successes of the labor movement, union organizers hope Sunday’s annual Labor Day Picnic in Mannington reminds people of the sacrifices their ancestors made in the name of creating good working conditions. “The Mine Wars of the early 1900s, which formed here, these battles were fought […]

Sep. 4, 2025

UMWA Labor Day event honors past union sacrifices and ongoing fight for worker rights

Source: Eyewitness News Date: Sept. 2, 2025   BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cecil Roberts has served as the UMWA president for decades and he knows how important labor unions across the country are. Unions have played a large role in gaining rights for many different professions. “If you’re a worker and you’re making decent wages, […]

Sep. 4, 2025

United Mine Workers of America hosts 87th Labor Day Picnic

Source: 13News Date: Sept. 1, 2025   RACINE, W.Va. (WOWK) — With picnics and celebrations happening across the tri-state, one picnic is celebrating the work of coal miners and the impact they have on our lives. Food grilling, sun shining and families coming together are staples of the Labor Day weekend. But for coal miners, […]

Sep. 4, 2025

UMWA President Cecil Roberts Attends His Final Mannington Labor Day Picnic

Source: Coalzoom.com   September 3, 2025 – After leading the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) for 30 years, Cecil Roberts attended his final Labor Day Picnic in Mannington’s Hough Park. Roberts assumed the presidency in 1995 when then-president Richard Trumpka left the UMWA after being elected as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Roberts won the first of […]

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