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What is Project 2025?

Project 2025 is a federal policy blueprint for a radical restructuring of the executive branch authored and published by former Trump administration officials in partnership with The Heritage Foundation, a longstanding conservative think tank that led the opposition to the legislation to protect UMWA retiree’s health care and pensions in 2017 and 2019. One of […]

Union Plus: Health Savings

Source: Union Plus     Find the health savings plan that’s right for you We offer health savings for every family and budget.     Start paying less for your healthcare We’re here to help offset the high cost of healthcare with real discounts and savings. With multiple dental, vision, Rx and hearing plans to choose […]

Union Miners’ Cemetery Celebrates 125th Anniversary in Mt. Olive, Illinois

October 15, 2024   On October 13, 2024, the small town of Mt. Olive, Illinois, came alive with pride and reflection as it marked the 125th anniversary of the Union Miners’ Cemetery, a sacred ground for the labor movement. The event, which attracted union members and supporters from across the region, was a poignant reminder […]

Members Only – UMWA Reaches Agreement with City of Girard

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More Monongalia County Departments Want to Unionize

Source: WBOY Clarksburg Date: October 3, 2024   MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — On the heels of last week’s vote by the employees of the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office to join the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), local union leaders say other county employees have expressed an interest in organizing. UMWA District 31 Vice President Mike Payton […]

UMWA Endorses MaryAnn Folz for Monongalia County Commissioner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 8, 2024   UMWA Endorses MaryAnn Folz for Monongalia County Commissioner [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today announced the endorsement of MaryAnn Folz (R)  for Monongalia County Commissioner. “Ms. Folz has demonstrated that she is on the side of working families in Monongalia County,” UMWA District 31 Vice […]

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