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Jan. 22, 2025

Federal rule to protect miners from black lung disease faces uncertain future

Source: Kentucky Public Radio Date: January 20, 2025   A Biden administration rule lowered the amount of toxic dust workers…

Jan. 21, 2025

Union Plus - Life Insurance

Source: Union Plus   Life insurance plans help protect union families Get peace of mind for your family. A life…

Jan. 9, 2025

Members Only - UMWA Reaches Agreement with EDC Environmental

The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) has successfully negotiated a comprehensive agreement with the EDC Environmental in East Carbon,…

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Jan. 22, 2025

Federal rule to protect miners from black lung disease faces uncertain future

Source: Kentucky Public Radio Date: January 20, 2025   A Biden administration rule lowered the amount of toxic dust workers in mines and quarries can be exposed to, but a lawsuit and new Congress could upend it. At the Salem Stone Quarry in Dublin, Virginia, miners crush rocks with a machine. The air is thick […]

Jan. 21, 2025

Union Plus – Life Insurance

Source: Union Plus   Life insurance plans help protect union families Get peace of mind for your family. A life insurance plan helps protect your family in case something unexpected happens to you. Calculate your needs In partnership with     Find an insurance plan that’s right for your family   I am 18 to 64 […]

Jan. 9, 2025

Members Only – UMWA Reaches Agreement with EDC Environmental

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Jan. 8, 2025

MEU launches Grosvenor explosion investigation

Source: Mining safetowork Date: January 8, 2025   The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) is launching an investigation into the 2024 explosion that caused a month-long fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland. The fire broke out on June 29, leading to the immediate evacuation and sealing of the mine until the blaze […]

Dec. 9, 2024

A Day of Reflection

Source: Herald-Standard December 8, 2024   The thick cold air and unforgiving winds did not seem to deter the union workers and their family members who came out to pay their respects on Friday to the men who lost their lives in the Robena Mine explosion 62 years before. “These miners sacrificed their lives for […]

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