Source: Union Plus Layoff Assistance Helping Union Members When They’re Laid Off Job Loss Grant After three (3) months as a cardholder, you may be eligible for a $300 Job Loss Grant Learn more and complete an online application here. Strike Grant After three (3) months as a cardholder, you may be eligible […]
Source: Ohio Valley Resource March 27, 2020 The United Mine Workers of America is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. In a letter dated Tuesday, March 24, UMWA President Cecil Roberts wrote to the Mine Safety and Health Administration requesting the agency issue a “safeguard” or […]
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March 25, 2020 March 16, 2020, was the 80th Anniversary of the Willow Grove Mine Explosion. Unfortunately, due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, the dedication ceremony for the statue was cancelled. However, the placing of the memorial stone and statue was still conducted at the memorial site on Saturday, March 21, 2020. […]
March 22, 2020 President Roberts sent a letter to President Trump regarding the importance of getting a fix done for the multiemployer pension system as part of the stimulus bill. We believe this is the perfect time to preserve the pensions of millions of hard working Americans. “As the administration and Congress work to […]
Source: Navajo Times March 17, 2020 A second COVID-19 case has been confirmed on the Navajo Nation, President Jonathan Nez confirmed during a live KTNN public forum Tuesday evening. Only a few hours before the second case was confirmed, a 46-year-old man was confirmed as the first case for Navajo Nation. It was confirmed […]
Source: Phoenix News Times March 17, 2020 A member of the Navajo Nation has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the Navajo Department of Health. On Tuesday, a 46-year-old individual from Chilchinbeto, Arizona, a community on the Navajo Nation known as Tsii’chin Bii’ Tó in Navajo language, was confirmed to have COVID-19. […]
Source: Bloomberg March 12, 2020 We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. The biggest labor union for U.S. coal miners is warning that members are at “significant risk” from the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Mines are enclosed spaces where the highly contagious virus can easily spread, said Phil Smith, […]
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