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Michael Bloomberg takes dead aim at coal miners, families and communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2023   [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on the announcement that Michael Bloomberg is donating $500 million…

Tommy Tuberville is putting American soldiers at risk

By: Cecil E. Roberts, International President, United Mine Workers of America and Chairman of the Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO When…

NLRB Rules in Favor of UMWA, Blocking Decertification Vote at Warrior Met Coal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 2023   NLRB Rules in Favor of UMWA, Blocking Decertification Vote at Warrior Met Coal…

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Michael Bloomberg takes dead aim at coal miners, families and communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2023   [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on the announcement that Michael Bloomberg is donating $500 million to fund a campaign to prematurely close every coal-fired power plant in the United States, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today:               “Michael Bloomberg […]

Tommy Tuberville is putting American soldiers at risk

By: Cecil E. Roberts, International President, United Mine Workers of America and Chairman of the Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO When I was serving ten miles from the DMZ in Vietnam in 1968, it would not have occurred to me that a politician could single-handedly chop off the head of my chain of command. But that […]

NLRB Rules in Favor of UMWA, Blocking Decertification Vote at Warrior Met Coal

UMWA International President comments on the recent NLRB ruling, blocking a decertification vote at Warrior Met Coal.

NLRB Rules in Favor of UMWA, Blocking Decertification Vote at Warrior Met Coal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 2023   NLRB Rules in Favor of UMWA, Blocking Decertification Vote at Warrior Met Coal   TRIANGLE, VA – The Director of Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lisa Henderson, has ruled in favor of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), blocking a decertification vote at […]

The legacy of the United Mine Workers of America

This Labor Day, we explore the history of a labor organization that spurred the growth of many others in the U.S.—and made a lasting impact on economic justice for all. DATE: 8/24/2023 SOURCE: AFSC AUTHOR: Rick Wilson, Director of AFSC’s West Virginia Economic Justice Project     In happier times, my home state of West […]