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Apr. 9, 2024

Associate Membership Spotlight

Phylis Mooney   Sister Mooney's commitment to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) spans over a decade, making her…

Apr. 5, 2024

Black Lung Screenings in Your Area

Attention Coal Miners!   The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer black lung screenings at no…

Apr. 3, 2024

City of Nitro Holds Event to Honor Vietnam War Veterans

Source: WVMetroNews March 31, 2024   NITRO, W.Va. — The West Virginia Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America honored U.S.…

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Jan. 2, 2019

December 21, 2018 robocall from President Roberts

President Roberts sent  out a robocall on December 21, 2018 to update everyone on the status of our ongoing pension fight. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 703-291-2400.

Dec. 19, 2018

A Coal Miner Asks: Why Aren’t Kentucky Lawmakers Doing More For Us?

Source: Courier Journal My name is Carl Shoupe from Lynch in Harlan County. I married a Benham woman, so I now reside in this great little community that is struggling, much like my fellow miners in coal counties throughout Eastern Kentucky. I’d like to explain a little about the dreaded coal miner’s disease of black lung, […]

Dec. 12, 2018

Union Pay Raises Irk Tomassetti – Some increases exceed 3 percent limit; minimum wage set at $10 per hour

Source: Altoona Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — A new contract for a group of unionized Blair County employees allocates some raises beyond the typical 3 percent in 2019 and sets the county’s minimum wage at $10 per hour. Blair County commissioners voted 2-to-1 Tuesday to approve the three-year contract with the United Mine Workers of America representing […]

Dec. 11, 2018

Sen. Duckworth Meets with Retired IL Mine Workers

Source: KFVS12 ILLINOIS (KFVS) – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth met with retired Illinois mine workers on Tuesday, December 11. She met with mine workers from Coulterville, Du Quoin, Millstadt and Taylorville to discuss how to protect their pensions. “Our mine workers worked hard every day in difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions because they wanted to […]

Dec. 7, 2018

Mission Coal agreement sets $145M floor for met coal bankruptcy auction

Source: Market Intelligence  Mission Coal Co. LLC is seeking approval to enter into a stalking horse purchase agreement featuring a $145 million credit bid for the metallurgical coal company’s assets. The company’s debtor-in-possession lenders agreed to provide a stalking horse bid in the form of credit and set a floor price for auctioning the company’s Maple […]

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