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Apr. 9, 2025

UMWA appreciates Executive Order

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2025 UMWA appreciates Executive Order [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on President Trump’s Executive Order signed yesterday…

Apr. 4, 2025

Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2025   Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat April…

Apr. 3, 2025

Protect America's Workforce Act

We support Representatives Fitzpatrick and Golden's bipartisan bill because protecting workers’ rights and ensuring government efficiency should go hand in…

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Apr. 9, 2025

UMWA appreciates Executive Order

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2025 UMWA appreciates Executive Order [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on President Trump’s Executive Order signed yesterday to revitalize the coal industry, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “We are appreciative of the President’s initiative and his recognition of the critical role […]

Apr. 4, 2025

Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2025   Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat April 5, 2025, marks fifteen years since the tragic explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 brave miners lost their lives. Today, we honor their memory, we grieve with their families, […]

Apr. 3, 2025

Protect America’s Workforce Act

We support Representatives Fitzpatrick and Golden’s bipartisan bill because protecting workers’ rights and ensuring government efficiency should go hand in hand. Stripping collective bargaining rights under the guise of improving performance is a misguided approach that threatens workplace stability and morale.   The Protect America’s Workforce Act takes a smarter path —preserving bargaining rights where […]

Apr. 3, 2025

NIOSH layoffs to have direct effects on coal miners

Source: MSN Date: April 2, 2025   https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/money/coal-miners-impacted-by-niosh-layoffs/vi-AA1CbdSE?t=17&ocid=socialshare   CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Following layoffs at Morgantown’s NIOSH location this week, organizations are speaking out to let the public know of the effects it will have in different industries, including coal mining. NIOSH’s Morgantown location is responsible specifically for the respiratory disease division that monitors coal dust […]

Apr. 3, 2025

UMWA says NIOSH layoffs could affect coal mining safety

Source: WDTV Date: April 2, 2025   MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown will soon be scaled back significantly, and employees aren’t the only ones worried about the layoffs. Coal miners used research from NIOSH daily to keep themselves safe. Now with the jobs gone, they’re worried […]

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