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May 15, 2025

Safety Inspections Completed

During the week of February 17-21st,, the Safety Department conducted inspections in District 20 at Local 1948 Shoal Creek, Local…

May 9, 2025

The Power of Solidarity

Fayette County Corrections Officers Transform Their Workplace With the ratification of a new contract boosting starting pay to $20 per…

May 7, 2025

Helping Appalachia

EXTREME WEATHER HAS FLOODED HOMES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES. THE UMWA PITCHES IN TO HELP VICTIMS RECOVER. Heavy rains and melting…

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Nov. 14, 2022

Indiana County Recycling Center – Local Union 1412

In 1988, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed Act 101, the Municipal Waste, Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act, requiring all counties to conduct comprehensive waste planning to evaluate waste generation rates, available disposal capacity, recycling opportunities, and more. The Solid Waste Authority operates the Indiana County Recycling Center in Homer City, Pennsylvania, where all recyclable […]

Nov. 9, 2022

Remembering a True American Hero

Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a Marine Corps veteran and the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, passed away on June 29th at the age of 98. “Woody was a true hero for many Americans and not just because he was a Medal of Honor winner,” said President Roberts. “Woody was a […]

Nov. 7, 2022

Veterans – Local Union 1307

Local Union 1307, based in Diamondville, Wyoming, is the oldest actively coal-producing local in our union and is still producing coal today. The local has been producing coal for over 110 years. Members of Local Union 1307 meet at the Search and Rescue building on the third Friday of each month to hold their local […]

Nov. 4, 2022

A Letter in Honor of Veterans Day

Written by Local Union 1124 Member David Maragni Edited for use in the UMW Journal   In the late 1960s at Central Junior High School in West Frankfort, my homeroom teacher was Mrs. Juanita Kinney. One morning we were told that Mrs. Kinney would not be there for a while; her son had been killed […]

Nov. 2, 2022

Ten-Year Anniversary of the Washing of The Wall

July 23, 2022, marked the tenth anniversary of UMWA veterans and West Virginia Vietnam Veterans of America’s participation in the annual washing of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall (The Wall). “We haven’t been able to participate in this annual tradition for the past two years because of the pandemic,” said President Roberts. “The majority of […]

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