Mar. 31, 2022
Source: al.com March 31, 2022 “We didn’t want to do this.” United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil Roberts said the words in thinking back on the last year, one day short of the first anniversary of the union’s strike against Warrior Met Coal. It is believed to be the longest […]
Mar. 31, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 31, 2022 One Year Later and UMWA Workers are Still Fighting for The Dignity They Deserve [TRIANGLE, VA] Commenting on tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the beginning of the strike at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement […]
Mar. 21, 2022
Source: WTRF.com March 20, 2022 BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF)- It has been 82 years since the tragic Willow Grove Mine accident. On March 16, 1940, an explosion ripped through the Willow Grove Mine, taking the life of 72 workers. To honor the lives that were lost, family and community members gathered at the mine […]
Mar. 18, 2022
SOURCE: AP DATE: 3/17/22 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ said Thursday it plans to build an electric battery factory in West Virginia in 2022 that will employ at least 350 people. The company will partner with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the factory’s […]
Mar. 17, 2022
SOURCE: NPQ DATE: March 16, 2022 “It’s difficult to tell your children that you can’t do things because you are not at work right now, you are on strike…It’s not fair. They exploit our work. They work us on skeleton crews…Then we get to watch them sit in the office and make $4 million dollars […]
Mar. 16, 2022
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Bobb, cbobb@aflcio.org or 202-637-5018 Striking Warrior Met Workers Have Support of Entire Labor Movement Statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on the Mine Workers (UMWA) strike against Warrior Met Coal in Alabama: As we approach the one-year strike anniversary, the brave and dedicated workers at […]
Mar. 7, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 7, 2022 Legislation to Protect Worker Health Care During Strikes a Necessity [TRIANGLE, VA] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I applaud Sens. Sharred Brown (D-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA) and all co-sponsors for introducing the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection […]
Mar. 4, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 4, 2022 UMWA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Energy Imports [TRIANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today announced their support of legislation introduced by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) to ban fossil fuel energy imports into the United States from Russia. The […]
Mar. 3, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 UMWA Keeps West Virginia Miners Safe [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “Yesterday was a big win for West Virginia miners as HB 4840 did not make it through the House of Delegates. “The bill would […]
Mar. 2, 2022
SOURCE: wchstv.com DATE: February 28, 2022 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Some West Virginia coal miners say their safety is in question with a proposed bill that would affect how mine safety is regulated. House Bill 4840 made its way out of the House of Delegates Government Organization Committee and landed inside the chambers. The […]
Mar. 1, 2022
SOURCE: WV MetroNews DATE: February 28, 2022 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multiple speakers at a House of Delegates public hearing Monday challenged a proposal on the state Office of Miner’s Health Safety and Training, sharing concerns about how changes could affect miner safety. House Bill 4840 would shift the agency’s goals from enforcing and executing […]
Mar. 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 1, 2022 UMWA opposes West Virginia legislation reducing health and safety in coal mines [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The idea that anyone in the state of West Virginia believes we need less enforcement in the […]
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