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Apr. 26, 2024

After strike, mine workers union pushes reform proposals before Warrior Met Coal stockholders

SOURCE: AL.COM April 25, 2024 After strike, mine workers union pushes reform proposals before Warrior Met Coal stockholders The United…

Apr. 24, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Reaches Agreement with Maple Grove Center

  The United Mine Workers of America has reached a new agreement with Maple Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in…

Apr. 21, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Strikes Deal with Somerset County Commissioners

  The UMWA reached a new agreement with Somerset County in Pennsylvania, covering 38 members of Local Union 2007 in…

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Jan. 2, 2020

Coal pensions: Bill provides reassurance to miners

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette  January 2, 2019 It took more than four years of lobbying and pleas for help, but the nation’s retired and active coal miners finally got what they very much deserve — reassurance that their pensions would remain intact. Included in the federal spending plan signed by President Donald Trump was the […]

Dec. 30, 2019

Westmoreland and Estevan mine employees reach new deal

The over 300 employees of the Estevan Mine, members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 7606, ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 16. Collective bargaining between Westmoreland Mining LLC and the UMWA Local 7606 began on July 30 and the parties were able to reach an agreement after numerous bargaining […]

Dec. 18, 2019

Union Plus Shopping Discounts

Source: Union Plus Savings for the Whole Family with Union Plus Shopping Discounts We’re proud to offer union member only discounts on everything from fashion to beauty and electronics to everyday household items from national and local retailers you know and trust. You’ll always find a reason to celebrate your union savings   Stylish Savings […]

Dec. 18, 2019

A Letter to the Navajo Nation

December 17, 2019   Brothers and Sisters,   This is a follow-up to the October 1, 2019 letter that we sent to you concerning the Nation’s refusal to bargain with the UMWA. We want to provide you with an update regarding this dispute. The UMWA is working very hard to get the Nation to resume […]

Dec. 18, 2019

Miners say “It started with a promise”

Source: WDTV December 17, 2019     W.Va (WDTV) — After years of fighting, it looks like mine workers will finally be getting the benefits they say they were promised back in 1946. Senator Manchin’s Bipartisan American Miners Act is now included in the final budget bill. The bill will be reviewed by the House […]

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