Apr. 22, 2024
Volume 1: Struggle & Win Editor’s Note: Keeping the UMWA’s history alive and relevant is a critical part of…
Feb. 28, 2024
The Journal: You have just been elected to your seventh five-year term, after already being recognized as the longest…
Dec. 1, 2023
Phil Camden, the current President of Local Union 2236, boasts a remarkable three-decade tenure as a dedicated member of the…
Jul. 16, 2021
On April 1, 2021 the UMWA International Executive Board announced unanimous support for the unfair labor practice strike against Warrior Met Coal. Negotiations between the UMWA and Warrior Met Coal have been going on since January 2021. After going on an unfair labor practice strike in April 21, 2021, the UMWA held its first of […]
Jun. 15, 2021
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), introduced a bill aimed towards helping the families of miners who have passed of black lung disease. The Relief for Survivors of Miners Act would help lift the burden off families who currently must provide proof that black lung was the substantial, contributing cause of death in order to access benefits. […]
Jun. 4, 2021
On January 14, 2021, workers at Glancy Surface Mine located in Boone County, West Virginia were successful in reaching an agreement after a four-year battle for union representation. The miners are now members of UMWA Local Union 1503. On August 3, 2017, Glancy Surface Mine voted for union representation to improve the jobs and […]
May 21, 2021
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Fayette County, Pennsylvania and the United Mine Workers of America celebrated a long-awaited victory. UMWA staff, International Executive Board members, International Executive Board Emeritus members, local union officers and policy makers attended the ceremony at the site of where the new Fayette County Prison would be erected. The current Fayette […]
May 13, 2021
At the end of 2011, there were nearly 92,000 people working in the American coal industry, the most since 1997. Coal production in the United State topped a billion tons for the 21st consecutive year. Both thermal and metallurgical coal were selling at premium prices and companies were making large profits. Then the bottom fell […]
18354 Quantico Gateway Drive Suite 200 Triangle, VA 22172
©2024 United Mine Workers of America. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy
