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Apr. 24, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Reaches Agreement with Maple Grove Center

  The United Mine Workers of America has reached a new agreement with Maple Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in…

Apr. 22, 2024

UMWA's Project 50

Volume 1: Struggle & Win   Editor’s Note: Keeping the UMWA’s history alive and relevant is a critical part of…

Apr. 21, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Strikes Deal with Somerset County Commissioners

  The UMWA reached a new agreement with Somerset County in Pennsylvania, covering 38 members of Local Union 2007 in…

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Mar. 1, 2019

UMWA Comments on Westmoreland Bankruptcy Proceedings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2019 [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “As the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Westmoreland Coal draw to a close, I want to make sure our active and retired members and their families who are affected by this […]

Mar. 1, 2019

Westmoreland Coal Can End Benefits For Retired Miners, Judge Rules

Source: NPR March 1, 2019 A judge has confirmed that yet another bankrupt coal company can end health benefits for hundreds of retired miners and their families. Congress is again weighing whether to help them.  

Mar. 1, 2019

A Matter of Life or Death – Westmoreland Bankruptcy

Westmoreland Coal miners worked a lifetime for a secure retirement. Now, because of bad bankruptcy laws, that are stacked against workers, their future is at risk. Congress MUST ACT NOW to preserve the retirement these miners earned. #TheyEarnedIt Call your legislative representative at 202-224-3121 and tell them to pass HR 934.

Mar. 1, 2019

How Bankruptcy Code Factors Into Lost Benefits For Westmoreland Retirees

Source: Wyoming Public Media March 1, 2019 Two years ago, Jim Bills retired from the Kemmerer mine in Southwestern Wyoming. “After spending seven years in the Air Force, I spent 36 years with Westmoreland coal,” he said. Bills worked as a laborer, truck driver, and driller. His son works there now, too. Bills recalls watching […]

Feb. 28, 2019

It’s time to correct this insult to miners

Written by: Dr. John P. David A half century ago, Congress was in the midst of a major debate about Coal Mine Health and Safety. A key component was the high incidence rate of black lung. Passage of the act was heralded as a major victory to curb the presence of this incurable and potentially […]

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