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UMWA statement on passing of Bill Usery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 16, 2016 UMWA statement on passing of Bill Usery [TRIANGLE, VA]  UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I was very saddened to learn of the passing of my friend, William J. “Bill” Usery. He had a long and extremely successful career as someone who could bring […]

New UMWA International Secretary-Treasurer named

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 13, 2016 Bob Scaramozzino named as UMWA interim International Secretary-Treasurer, Levi Allen to become Secretary-Treasurer in July [TRIANGLE, VA]  The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) yesterday voted unanimously to ratify UMWA President Cecil E. Roberts’ nomination of veteran UMWA official Bob Scaramozzino to serve as International Secretary-Treasurer effective January 1, […]

UMWA statement on passage of Continuing Resolution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 09, 2016 [TRIANGLE, VA] United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “While we are extremely disappointed that we were unable to achieve a full and final fix for our retirees’ health care and pensions at the end of this year’s Congress, our efforts […]

UMWA Statement on Continuing Resolution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 06, 2016 [TRIANGLE, VA] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The inclusion of a mere four months of spending on health care benefits for retired miners and widows is a slap in the face to all 22,000 of them who desperately need […]

Capito Calls for Immediate Action to Save Benefits for Coal Miners

  “Before Friday, we will move forward on a bill to fund the government. We must take action in that bill – the continuing resolution – to protect important benefits for our miners. If we don’t, we will be failing to act on behalf of thousands of American workers.”

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