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Apr. 17, 2024

Miner's Health Matters

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor Julie Su, MSHA Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson…

Apr. 16, 2024

United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 16, 2024   United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event…

Apr. 9, 2024

Associate Membership Spotlight

Phylis Mooney   Sister Mooney's commitment to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) spans over a decade, making her…

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Apr. 30, 2018

Union Plus Entertainment Discounts

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Apr. 26, 2018

United Mine Workers of America negotiates contract as future of Westmoreland Coal becomes uncertain

Editors Note: As a result of the negotiations described below, a contract extension with a $1 per hour pay raise was reached by the parties. Source: Kemmerer Gazette Kemmerer coal miners and United Mine Workers of America members packed the Event Center on Friday, April 20, to hear contract negotiations between UMWA and Westmoreland leadership.  […]

Apr. 20, 2018

President Roberts Discusses Second Joint Select Committee Meeting

President Roberts speaks about the The Joint Select Committee in charge of solving the pension crisis who held their second meeting on April 18, 2018.

Apr. 19, 2018

Joint Pension Committee Meets to Understand Risk of Plans Collapsing

Source: WV Metro News WASHINGTON — A congressional committee dedicated to addressing funding for multiemployer pension plans met Wednesday to understand how to protect the pensions of more than 1 million retirees. The Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was created as part of the February solution ending the government shutdown. The […]

Apr. 17, 2018

UMWA L.U. 1924 President Speaks on Behalf of the “Yes to NGS” Initiative

UMWA L.U. 1924 President Marie Justice spoke at an April 12 hearing in Washington D.C., asking Congress to keep the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) open. Justice was accompanied by several other L.U. 1924 members, as well as UMWA retirees from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania who attended in a show of solidarity. “I come before […]

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