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Nov. 4, 2025

Union Savings: Calgary Roughnecks

  Score Big – Up to 30% Off Tickets! We’re pleased to share that our union members now have access…

Nov. 3, 2025

A changing of the guard for the UMWA

Source: West Virginia MetroNews Date: October 29, 2025 ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The torch has been passed in one of…

Oct. 31, 2025

Brian Sanson Sworn In as New President of the United Mine Workers of America

SOURCE: WOAY Date: October 31, 2025 West Virginia (WOAY)- The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) has a new leader…

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Oct. 15, 2025

Union Plus: November Car Rentals

  Member Benefits Union Members can enjoy savings of up to 35% off Budget PAY NOW rates when renting a vehicle from a participating location in the contiguous U.S. and Canada. Use Budget Customer Discount (BCD) number V816157 to shop for the lowest rates for your next rental.   BOOK NOW: https://unionplus.click/rkc    

Oct. 3, 2025

Memo from President Roberts: Federal Government shutdown

Important Update from UMWA President Cecil Roberts on Government Shutdown Impacts   The following memo from UMWA President Cecil Roberts provides critical information for members regarding the potential impacts of a federal government shutdown on retiree benefits and mine safety. It outlines the current status of federal transfers to the UMWA Health and Retirement Funds, […]

Sep. 29, 2025

Black Tuesday Lives in Us: A Union’s Commitment to Canada

September 29, 2025 On September 29, 1931, the streets of Estevan, Saskatchewan, ran dark with tragedy, defiance, and the blood of working men  demanding dignity. What history remembers as a “riot,” we remember as Black Tuesday, a defining moment in the struggle for workers’ rights in Canada, and a solemn chapter in the story of the […]

Sep. 28, 2025

Mine Wars museum gets some help in shedding light on the power of workers who unite

Sep. 4, 2025

Mannington Labor Day Picnic takes place amid eroding labor law landscape

Source: Times West Virginian Date: August 30, 2025   FAIRMONT — As the Trump Administration unravels the successes of the labor movement, union organizers hope Sunday’s annual Labor Day Picnic in Mannington reminds people of the sacrifices their ancestors made in the name of creating good working conditions. “The Mine Wars of the early 1900s, which formed here, these battles were fought […]

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