Jun. 17, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 17, 2022 UMWA convention delegates unanimously vote to continue full support of the Warrior Met strike, beef up financial resources [MCALLA, ALA.] Delegates to the United Mine Workers of America’s (UMWA) Constitutional Convention last week unanimously passed a resolution that committed all necessary resources of the UMWA “for the Union to […]
Jun. 15, 2022
Grace Knisell Grace Knisell has been an associate member of the UMWA since 1998. She joined because her husband, Larry, was an officer in the union at the time. “I was so impressed with the UMWA,” said Grace. “The members are well informed about issues, mainly health care and retirement benefits,” Grace says the UMWA […]
Jun. 9, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2022 UMWA Applauds MSHA Initiative to Reduce Miner’s Exposure to Silica Dust [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) members yesterday at the UMWA 56th Consecutive Constitutional Convention strongly approved of the announcement of Chris Williamson, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health about the agency’s […]
Jun. 8, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2022 UMWA Announces Affiliation with West Virginia School Service Personnel Association [TRIANGLE, VA.] The UMWA International Executive Board yesterday voted unanimously to pursue a partnership with the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association (WVSSPA). The WVSSPA membership covers active and retired workers in a variety of occupations that keep […]
May 25, 2022
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: May 24, 2021 BY: John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The energy startup SPARKZ said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the nation’s largest coal miners’ union on a labor-management agreement for its planned electric battery factory in West Virginia. The company and the United Mine Workers of America […]
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