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UMWA Joins Fight Against Landfill

March 12, 2024 Source: Lebanon News   UMWA joins fight against landfill In recent months opponents of a proposed privately…

Memorial service honors 72 men who died in the Willow Grove Mine explosion

Date: 03/09/2024 Source: WTRF Author: Mary Flavin     BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — On March 16, 1940, 72 men…

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Union Plus: Holiday Giveback Campaign

Source: Union Plus   This has been a crazy year. These extraordinary times call for some extraordinary giving. Know an extraordinary union member — someone who’s always looking out for everyone else but never for themselves? Well, we’re here to help you give back to those amazing people in a BIG way!     We’re […]

Contura found someone willing to take over its Cumberland coal mine

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 12, 2020 Contura Energy Inc. has found someone willing to take over its Greene County Cumberland mine and the reclamation liabilities that go along with it. Tennessee-based Contura has been under pressure from shareholders to accelerate its exit from thermal coal — the kind burned in power plants. It had already […]

INTERNATIONAL UNION PRESIDENT JOINS REMINGTON WORKERS FOR ILION RALLY

Source:  News Channel 2      On Thursday, a powerful voice joined the chorus of Remington Arms workers, rallying to convince the plant’s former owners to give them benefits they say are provided to them in their contract. “Old Remington shouldn’t be allowed to pack up and get out of town. I submit to you […]

UMWA remembers Farmington No. 9 miners with virtual ceremony

Source: WV Metro News   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America usually marks the anniversary of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 mine disaster with a ceremony at the memorial in Mannington. Union members, however, had to recognize the 78 coal miners away from the site because of the coronavirus pandemic. While wreaths were […]

Governor Justice issues several executive orders

Source: WSAZ 3 News Channel  November 13, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia Governor Justice has issued several executive orders during a press conference Friday morning. Governor Justice says he’s issuing an indoor face covering requirement. You must wear one at all times in all public indoor places. This does not apply to kids […]

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