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Sep. 4, 2025

Mannington Labor Day Picnic takes place amid eroding labor law landscape

Source: Times West Virginian Date: August 30, 2025   FAIRMONT — As the Trump Administration unravels the successes of the labor movement, union…

Sep. 4, 2025

UMWA Labor Day event honors past union sacrifices and ongoing fight for worker rights

Source: Eyewitness News Date: Sept. 2, 2025   BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cecil Roberts has served as the UMWA president…

Sep. 4, 2025

United Mine Workers of America hosts 87th Labor Day Picnic

Source: 13News Date: Sept. 1, 2025   RACINE, W.Va. (WOWK) — With picnics and celebrations happening across the tri-state, one…

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Jan. 10, 2019

Resources for Members Impacted by Government Shutdown

Source: Union Plus If you are a union member who participates in certain Union Plus programs and have been impacted by the 2019 Federal Government shutdown, you may be eligible for financial assistance through the Union Plus Furlough Grant Program.1 $300 Furlough Grant For eligible Union Plus Credit Cardholders2 who are furloughed or excepted due to […]

Jan. 9, 2019

Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim to Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners

Source: Ohio Valley Resource Following a failed attempt to address a looming crisis in many multi-employer pension programs, two Ohio Valley lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to shore up the shaky pension plan for coal miners. The bill also aims to protect health benefits and restore funding for the federal trust fund providing […]

Jan. 9, 2019

GUEST EDITORIAL: Coal Companies, Politicians are Derelict in Care

Source: Times West Virginian  Many a local man has spent decades digging coal in the dark, damp and dangerous mines of southern West Virginia, providing enough dirty black mineral to build and power a nation. And now, many of those men, tethered to an oxygen tank, are struggling to breathe. They are victims of black […]

Jan. 8, 2019

UIC Lung Disease Study

Dear Union Members: We are occupational pulmonologists – doctors specializing in work-related lung diseases – at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, and we would like to ask you to consider taking part in a research study about lung diseases that occur in miners, which include “black lung” disease and chronic […]

Jan. 7, 2019

Legislation introduced to secure miners pensions and health care

Source: The Register-Herald A recently introduced piece of legislation — the American Miners Act of 2019 — is aiming to secure the nation’s retired miners’ pensions and health care. Introduced by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mark Warner, D-Va., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., the bill would: • Amend the Surface […]

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