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Apr. 26, 2024

After strike, mine workers union pushes reform proposals before Warrior Met Coal stockholders

SOURCE: AL.COM April 25, 2024 After strike, mine workers union pushes reform proposals before Warrior Met Coal stockholders The United…

Apr. 26, 2024

UMWA and AFL-CIO Conclude Historic Proxy Contest at Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 26, 2024 UMWA and AFL-CIO Conclude Historic Proxy Contest at Warrior Met Coal, Inc.  Urging Corporate…

Apr. 25, 2024

UMWA’s Roberts comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 25, 2024   UMWA’s comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards [TRANGLE, V.A.] Commenting on the…

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Feb. 5, 2019

Lawmakers Make New Push for Retired Miners

Source: E&E News Lawmakers have renewed their bid to fix the United Mine Workers of America pension problem while also extending health care help to even more union miners as coal companies continue to go bankrupt. Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) returned with the latest version of the “Miners Pension Protection Act” last week after a […]

Feb. 1, 2019

Ten Things To Know Before Purchasing A Home

Source: Union Plus Are you planning to buy a home this year? The more information gathering you do before making your decision, the greater your satisfaction is likely to be before, during and after your move. To get you started, here are ten things to know before buying a home. When you are ready to buy […]

Jan. 24, 2019

UMWA International Executive Board statement calling for end to shutdown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 24, 2019 “800,000 Americans who provide essential services to the rest of us will miss their second paycheck in a row because Washington politicians are trying to resolve political differences on their backs. Federal workers are standing in line at food banks, negotiating with creditors about their mortgages and keeping the […]

Jan. 23, 2019

Westmoreland Coal creditors to take over its core assets

Source: S&P Global Westmoreland Coal Co.’s creditors are slated to take over its core assets after the company did not secure another qualified bid for the mines. The creditors served as a stalking horse bidder during Westmoreland’s Chapter 11 proceedings and will acquire the coal producer’s core assets, including its Canadian business and operations at […]

Jan. 22, 2019

Navajo Nation considers NGS purchase

Source: White Mountain Independent Faced with an estimated 23-percent decline in tribal revenues from the planned December 2019, closure of the Navajo Generating Station power plant and Kayenta Coal Mine that supplies the fuel, the Navajo Nation is forging ahead with efforts to take over the operations. The Kayenta Coal Mine is owned by Peabody […]

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