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Union Plus: Exclusive Hearing Savings for Union Families

Prioritize your hearing health in 2023 with the Union Plus Hearing program! The Union Plus Hearing program offers union families exclusive savings on hearing aids, virtual screenings, a free hearing exam, and more! Our dedicated hearing care advocates will assist you every step of the way.   Learn More!

Associate Membership Spotlight

Mackenzie New Walker   Mackenzie is a 2018 graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Upon graduation, she immediately went to work for the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum as Director. Under her leadership, the museum obtained several grants that expanded its ability to include many projects, such as Courage in the Hollers, where […]

Veterans Voices: Jay Kolenc

Source: WTRF February 7, 2023 HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) – From the coal mine to Korea. Jay Kolenc was 20-years-old when a letter from President Truman told him to report to the draft board in Steubenville 1951. He spent two years in the Army and five more more in the reserves, all with a young […]

Sen. Tim Kaine invites UMWA leader from Bristol to attend State of the Union

SOURCE: wjhl DATE: February 3, 2023 WASHINGTON (WJHL) — A top mining union official from Bristol will accompany U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine at the president’s State of the Union address next Tuesday. The senator invited James Gibbs, an at-large international vice president of the United Mine Workers of America who lives in Bristol, Virginia.  Gibbs […]

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