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Warrior Met Coal strike reaches one year mark, possibly longest in Alabama history: ‘We didn’t want to do this’

Source: al.com March 31, 2022   “We didn’t want to do this.”   United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil Roberts said the words in thinking back on the last year, one day short of the first anniversary of the union’s strike against Warrior Met Coal.   It is believed to be the longest […]

One Year Later and UMWA Workers are Still Fighting for The Dignity They Deserve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 31, 2022   One Year Later and UMWA Workers are Still Fighting for The Dignity They Deserve [TRIANGLE, VA] Commenting on tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the beginning of the strike at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement […]

82 Year Commemoration of the Willow Grove Mining Disaster

Source: WTRF.com March 20, 2022   BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF)- It has been 82 years since the tragic Willow Grove Mine accident. On March 16, 1940, an explosion ripped through the Willow Grove Mine, taking the life of 72 workers. To honor the lives that were lost, family and community members gathered at the mine […]

Energy startup to bring electric battery factory to W.Va.

SOURCE: AP DATE: 3/17/22 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ said Thursday it plans to build an electric battery factory in West Virginia in 2022 that will employ at least 350 people. The company will partner with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the factory’s […]

Miners vs. Wall Street: Strikes in the Era of Asset Management Capitalism

SOURCE: NPQ DATE: March 16, 2022 “It’s difficult to tell your children that you can’t do things because you are not at work right now, you are on strike…It’s not fair. They exploit our work. They work us on skeleton crews…Then we get to watch them sit in the office and make $4 million dollars […]

Striking Warrior Met Workers Have Support of Entire Labor Movement

For Immediate Release: March 16, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Bobb, cbobb@aflcio.org  or 202-637-5018   Striking Warrior Met Workers Have Support of Entire Labor Movement    Statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on the Mine Workers (UMWA) strike against Warrior Met Coal in Alabama: As we approach the one-year strike anniversary, the brave and dedicated workers at […]

Legislation to Protect Worker Health Care During Strikes a Necessity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 7, 2022   Legislation to Protect Worker Health Care During Strikes a Necessity [TRIANGLE, VA] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I applaud Sens. Sharred Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) and all co-sponsors for introducing the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection […]

UMWA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Energy Imports

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 4, 2022   UMWA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Energy Imports   [TRIANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today announced their support of legislation introduced by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) to ban fossil fuel energy imports into the United States from Russia. The […]

UMWA Keeps West Virginia Miners Safe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022   UMWA Keeps West Virginia Miners Safe [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “Yesterday was a big win for West Virginia miners as HB 4840 did not make it through the House of Delegates. “The bill would […]

‘It’s beyond disrespectful’: W.Va. coal miners call for no vote on mine safety bill

SOURCE: wchstv.com DATE: February 28, 2022   CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Some West Virginia coal miners say their safety is in question with a proposed bill that would affect how mine safety is regulated. House Bill 4840 made its way out of the House of Delegates Government Organization Committee and landed inside the chambers. The […]

House holds hearing on state mining office, most speakers oppose changes

SOURCE: WV MetroNews DATE: February 28, 2022   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multiple speakers at a House of Delegates public hearing Monday challenged a proposal on the state Office of Miner’s Health Safety and Training, sharing concerns about how changes could affect miner safety. House Bill 4840 would shift the agency’s goals from enforcing and executing […]

UMWA opposes West Virginia legislation reducing health and safety in coal mines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 1, 2022   UMWA opposes West Virginia legislation reducing health and safety in coal mines   [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The idea that anyone in the state of West Virginia believes we need less enforcement in the […]

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