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UMWA Joins Fight Against Landfill

March 12, 2024 Source: Lebanon News   UMWA joins fight against landfill In recent months opponents of a proposed privately…

Memorial service honors 72 men who died in the Willow Grove Mine explosion

Date: 03/09/2024 Source: WTRF Author: Mary Flavin     BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — On March 16, 1940, 72 men…

Moshe Marvit Confirmed to Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2024 [TRIANGLE, VA.] - United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts…

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UMWA Joins Fight Against Landfill

March 12, 2024 Source: Lebanon News   UMWA joins fight against landfill In recent months opponents of a proposed privately owned landfill have appeared at various government meetings wearing camouflage shirts. The shirts are designed similarly to those worn by union coal miners and their supporters during the 1989 strike against Pittston Coal Company. Last […]

Memorial service honors 72 men who died in the Willow Grove Mine explosion

Date: 03/09/2024 Source: WTRF Author: Mary Flavin     BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — On March 16, 1940, 72 men lost their lives during the Willow Grove Mine explosion.   Today, many people gathered to honor the fallen men as well as the families that were affected by their loss.     In March 2020, […]

UMWA Members Back on the Hill: Silica Dust Kills

SOME LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO STRIP FUNDING FOR REGULATION THAT WOULD PROTECT MINERS FROM BLACK LUNG   On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to amend current federal standards to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable […]

Moshe Marvit Confirmed to Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2024 [TRIANGLE, VA.] – United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I am pleased with the U.S. Senate confirmed Moshe Marvit as a Commissioner to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. As a highly regarded attorney and worker’s advocate, […]

Say No to the Moss 3 Landfill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 5, 2024   Say No to the Moss 3 Landfill [TRIANGLE, VA] – United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “It has come to my attention that Russell County is considering the establishment of a landfill on the grounds of the old […]

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