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Oct. 16, 2025

Associate Membership Spotlight

  Beth Mikus After attending a rally in Alabama for UMWA strikers in 2022, Beth Mikus was so moved by…

Oct. 3, 2025

Memo from President Roberts: Federal Government shutdown

Important Update from UMWA President Cecil Roberts on Government Shutdown Impacts   The following memo from UMWA President Cecil Roberts…

Sep. 29, 2025

Black Tuesday Lives in Us: A Union’s Commitment to Canada

September 29, 2025 On September 29, 1931, the streets of Estevan, Saskatchewan, ran dark with tragedy, defiance, and the blood…

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Mar. 26, 2019

Medical Bill Negotiating Service

Source: Union Plus Providing Union Members and Their Families with Assistance Negotiating Medical Bills Get Free Help With Your Medical Bills The Union Plus Medical Bill Negotiating Service by Health Advocate provides union members with large out-of-pocket medical bills FREE assistance negotiating bill reductions with physicians, hospitals and other medical providers.  The Service negotiates with […]

Mar. 19, 2019

APNewsBreak: Federal black lung fund in danger of drying up

Source: AP News March 19, 2019 COEBURN, Va. (AP) — Former coal miner John Robinson’s bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of inaction by Congress and the Trump administration. Amid the turmoil of the government […]

Mar. 15, 2019

Union Plus Theme Park Discounts

Source: Union Plus   Time to Save and Splash at America’s Favorite Theme Parks   “My vacation was a huge success and so much fun thanks to the discounted theme park tickets!” SONYA – Union Member   Disney  Six Flags (Multiple locations) Adventureland Park Colonial Williamsburg Crayola Experience Dollywood Dorney Park Funtown Splashtown USA Hersheypark […]

Mar. 14, 2019

2019 Workers Memorial Day

Source: AFL-CIO   NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job. Unions and our allies have fought hard to make that promise a reality- winning protections that have made jobs safer and saved lives. But our work is not done. Each year, […]

Mar. 13, 2019

AFL-CIO criticizes Green New Deal, calling it ‘not achievable or realistic’

Source: The Washington Post March 13, 2019 The AFL-CIO, the national arm for U.S. labor unions, offered a critical assessment of the Green New Deal, warning that the ambitious plan to combat climate change could adversely affect U.S. workers. In a letter last week to Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), […]

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