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Oct. 16, 2025

Associate Membership Spotlight

  Beth Mikus After attending a rally in Alabama for UMWA strikers in 2022, Beth Mikus was so moved by…

Oct. 3, 2025

Memo from President Roberts: Federal Government shutdown

Important Update from UMWA President Cecil Roberts on Government Shutdown Impacts   The following memo from UMWA President Cecil Roberts…

Oct. 1, 2025

Union Veterans Council: Government Shutdown is a Financial Attack on Veteran Federal Workers and Active-Duty Military

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 1, 2025 CONTACT: Craig Romanovich, 412-708-4818,  local433craig@gmail.com Government Shutdown is a Financial Attack on Veteran Federal…

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Mar. 22, 2020

Letter from UMWA President Roberts to President Trump Regarding Importance of Getting a Fix for Multiemployer Pension System

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 […]

Mar. 20, 2020

Pneumoconiosis: The Coalfield Crisis that Never Ends

Black Lung Cases Surge Across The Country Since coal began being produced on an industrial scale in the United States, miners and their families have suffered greatly at the hands of mine operators. The working conditions and company towns were oppressive and dangerous. From the early years of mining through the 1950’s , thousand of […]

Mar. 19, 2020

Second COVID Case Confirmed on Navajo

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 […]

Mar. 18, 2020

Member of the Navajo Nation Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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. […]

Mar. 17, 2020

Black-Lung Coal Miners Facing Serious Threat from Virus Spread

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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