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Nov. 18, 2025

New United Mine Workers of America president Brian Sanson discusses the industry

Source: NPR Date: Nov. 15, 2025   NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brian Sanson, the new president of the United…

Nov. 14, 2025

Associate Member Spotlight

  Elaine Harris Elaine Harris is a District Representative for Communications Workers of America (CWA) in Charleston, West Virginia. She…

Nov. 10, 2025

UMWA Extends Thoughts and Prayers to Trapped Miner at the Rolling Thunder Mine, West Virginia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2025 UMWA Extends Thoughts and Prayers to Trapped Miner at the Rolling Thunder Mine, West…

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Nov. 13, 2019

Union Plus Car Rentals

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Nov. 8, 2019

UMWA Murray Bankruptcy Meeting in Morgantown, West Virginia

On November 6, 2019 UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts held a meeting for active members and retirees from Murray Energy in Morgantown, West Virginia to discuss the most recent bankruptcy filing.   The UMWA held two additional meetings about this topic on November 13, 2019 at the Waterfront Marriot in Morgantown, West Virginia and […]

Nov. 7, 2019

Bill addresses pensions, health care for miners, retirees

Source: WHSV November 6, 2019 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is co-sponsoring a bill with West Virginia’s two U.S. senators and others aimed at preserving the pensions of about 92,000 retired coal miners, as well as the health-care benefits of another 13,000 working miners. Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito […]

Nov. 6, 2019

UMWA commends new legislation in Senate to support retired miners and widows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 6, 2019   [WASHINGTON, D.C.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today:   “I am greatly appreciative of the legislation filed today in the United States Senate, the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019, sponsored by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Shelley Moore […]

Nov. 1, 2019

‘Nervous and scared.’ Coal workers fear for pensions after Murray Energy bankruptcy

Source: CNN  November 1, 2019    New York (CNN Business) – Tom Kacsmar worked underground at a coal mine for nearly four decades. The promise of a decent pension and healthcare for life kept him at this dangerous job. Now, Kacsmar fears those benefits will get washed away by the bankruptcy of Murray Energy, America’s largest […]

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