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Apr. 24, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Reaches Agreement with Maple Grove Center

  The United Mine Workers of America has reached a new agreement with Maple Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in…

Apr. 22, 2024

UMWA's Project 50

Volume 1: Struggle & Win   Editor’s Note: Keeping the UMWA’s history alive and relevant is a critical part of…

Apr. 21, 2024

Members Only - UMWA Strikes Deal with Somerset County Commissioners

  The UMWA reached a new agreement with Somerset County in Pennsylvania, covering 38 members of Local Union 2007 in…

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Feb. 19, 2021

Standing United, Living Divided: Black coal miners and their fight for justice

Source: WCHS Eyewitness News MATEWAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — At the start of its statehood coming out of the Civil War, West Virginia experienced a coal boom like no other. With that, came a high demand for men willing to go underground. Companies recruited across the country and even into Europe but specifically targeted African Americans […]

Feb. 16, 2021

UMWA sees no issues to reopening Remington plant in Ilion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 16, 2021 UMWA sees no issues to reopening Remington plant in Ilion [ILION, N.Y.] Responding to news reports that the new owners of Remington Outdoor Company plant in Ilion are again threatening to not reopen the plant, United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement […]

Feb. 15, 2021

Union Plus: Vision Insurance

Source: Union Plus Open your eyes to great savings Save an average $200+ a year on eye care and eyewear1 with VSP® Individual Vision Plans from Union Plus. Big vision savings for union families Union families save big on eye exams, eyewear, contacts and more with VSP®: Individual Vision Plans from Union Plus. Savings include: […]

Feb. 11, 2021

COVID-19 Mine Workers Protection Act Re-Introduced In Congress

Source: WTRF February 10, 2021 CHARLESTON, WV — Just this year, the U.S. Department of Labor recorded three mining deaths. While none of them are related to COVID-19, supporters of the COVID-19 Mine Workers Protection Act say it’s one more threat miners face below the ground. The bill was recently re-introduced in congress and is […]

Feb. 5, 2021

Powder River Basin coal mine ceases operations, asks court to reject pension and health care obligations

Source: Star Tribune February 5, 2021   APowder River Basin coal mine has closed down for the first time in modern history. At the end of January, mining ceased at the Decker coal mine in Montana after the owner of the mine filed for bankruptcy late last year. Home to some of the world’s largest […]

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