Aug. 25, 2025
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) moved to limit discretionary enforcement by district officials, citing legal and constitutional concerns. On July 1, MSHA released three proposed rules aimed to revise criteria for approving safety plans in underground coal mines. The three proposals seek to amend approval processes for roof control plans, ventilation plans and […]
Aug. 22, 2025
ON JUNE 18, 2025, CROWN INVESTMENTS CORPORATION MINISTER JEREMY HARRISON ANNOUNCED THAT SASKPOWER WOULD BE REBUILDING ITS ENTIRE COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION FLEET, INCLUDING THE BOUNDARY DAM PLANT, WHICH HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR CLOSURE IN THE COMING YEARS. For eight years, members of Local Union 7606 in Estevan, Saskatchewan have been fighting to maintain their […]
Aug. 19, 2025
Event Renamed “Bob Butero Ludlow Remembrance Ceremony” On June 22, 2025, the annual Ludlow Memorial outside Trinidad, Colorado, was attended by several hundred community members, UMWA members, descendants of the victims and representatives from various other unions. As always, Region IV Director and International Auditor/Teller Bob Butero emceed the event. International District 22 Vice […]
Jul. 29, 2025
INTERNATIONAL AUDITOR/TELLER EMERITUS BOBBY BURCHELL Robert “Bobby” Burchell began working in the mines for Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) in Lingan, Nova Scotia, Canada in January, 1976. In December, 1982, he ran on the “Why Not the Best” slate with Richard Trumka, Cecil Roberts and John Banovic. It was a hard-fought election that ultimately […]
Jul. 22, 2025
New Officers Sworn In On April 15, 2025, six new corrections officers and UMWA members were sworn in at the Cambria County Prison in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Family members and other community supporters were present to witness the oaths that were taken and the speeches that were given in honor of the new cadets. The prison’s new […]
18354 Quantico Gateway Drive Suite 200 Triangle, VA 22172
©2025 United Mine Workers of America. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy
