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Oct. 19, 2021

UMWA strongly supports Freedom to Vote Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 19, 2021   UMWA strongly supports Freedom to Vote Act   [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers…

Oct. 14, 2021

Union Leader Cecil Roberts, Says Eliminating Fossil Fuels Is a Deal-Breaker

Source: Newsweek October 14, 2021   Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), told Newsweek on Wednesday…

Sep. 27, 2021

UMWA members overwhelmingly ratify contract at Peabody’s Shoal Creek mine in Alabama

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 27, 2021   UMWA members overwhelmingly ratify contract at Peabody’s Shoal Creek mine in Alabama  …

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Apr. 2, 2016

In Waynesburg, working class anger bubbles up at coal miners rally

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mar. 30, 2016

President Roberts Testifying at U.S. Senate Hearing

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on March 1, 2016. He spoke about the importance of passing the Miners’ Protection Act, S. 1714. Call your Senators and tell them to protect miners’ pension and retirement health care benefits! Click here to view members of Congress speaking in […]

Mar. 16, 2016

UMWA Members Lobby Their Members of Congress

On March 16, 2016, more than 40 UMWA members and staff blanketed Capitol Hill to lobby their members of Congress and Senators to support S. 1714, the Miners Protection Act; and H.R. 2403, the Coal Healthcare and Pension Protection Act. Joined by President Roberts and Secretary-Treasurer Kane, the members held 31 meetings in congressional offices, […]

Mar. 1, 2016

Roberts testifies before committee advocating pension fix

West Virginia Metro News

Mar. 1, 2016

Miners union pleads with senators for pension fix

The Hill

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