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United Mine Workers of America and Greek officials remember Ludlow Massacre

Source: FightBackNews.org Ludlow, CO – On June 23, a commemoration of the Ludlow massacre took place, sponsored by labor unions, local officials and Greek and Greek-American civic and religious organizations. They gathered here to unveil a remarkable memorial: a new statue of strike organizer and Ludlow martyr Louis Tikas. “Louis Tikas plays an important role […]

Coal Task Force Comes to Estevan

Source: Estevan Mercury A visit from the Task Force on the Just Transition for Canadian Coal-Power Workers and Communities to Estevan on June 14 resulted in numerous meetings and plenty of discussion. The task force met with representatives from local municipal councils, the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local […]

Robocall from President Roberts on Upcoming Rally

William Davis Miner’s Memorial Day

Every June 11th, the United Mine Workers of America observe William Davis Miner’s Memorial Day (Davis Day) in honor of Nova Scotian William Davis who was killed when company guards fired into a crowd of striking miners near the town of New Waterford in Nova Scotia, Canada. William Davis was 37 years old at the […]

UMWA leader urges conference attendees to rally for black lung benefits

Source: Williamson Daily News That’s why Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America, encouraged a room of doctors, lawyers and miners Wednesday to get on a bus with him and rally for the nation’s miners. “If Jesus had stayed in a building somewhere with his disciples and told his disciples, ‘Write some […]