Jan. 13, 2022
Source: MelMagazine January 13, 2021 Union leader Bryan Kelly and more than 1,000 other coal miners in Alabama are picketing hedge-fund ownership over broken promises and cut pay. It’s another chapter in a long history of miners who pioneered the art of the strike — to the benefit of all To everyone who […]
Jan. 11, 2022
The UMWA has always believed that the health and safety of the delegates and guests who attend our convention is the number one priority. In the past few months, there has been a rapid rise in recorded numbers of COVID-19 infections. A considerable number of our elected Delegates, who are already suffering from respiratory conditions […]
Jan. 10, 2022
Source: The Nation. January 7, 2022 Greg Pilkerton has been fighting for better pay and working conditions for 10 months. He explains why he and his union comrades aren’t giving up. “Happy miners run more coal.” When coal miner Greg Pilkerton spoke those words to me in his gruff Alabama drawl, it […]
Jan. 7, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 6, 2022 The lesson of January 6: We must always be ready to defend democracy [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The terrible images of January 6, 2021 are still seared in the minds of Americans as […]
Dec. 20, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 20, 2021 UMWA statement on Build Back Better legislation [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The United Mine Workers and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have a long and friendly relationship. We remain grateful for his hard work to […]
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