Jun. 28, 2024
Source: Fight Back! News June 27, 2024 Denver, CO – On Sunday, June 23, a group of Teamsters from Denver attended the Ludlow, Colorado memorial service in Las Animas County, almost 200 miles south of Denver. Ludlow is the site of the Ludlow Massacre, a horrific 1914 attack by the National Guard and a […]
Jun. 28, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 28, 2024 UMWA Condemns Budget Provision Blocking Silica Rule Funding [TRIANGLE, VA] Responding to a provision passed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in its annual budget report that blocks all funding for the recent Silica Rule released by the Mine […]
Jun. 27, 2024
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Jun. 27, 2024
Moss 3 Takeover Editor’s Note: Keeping the UMWA’s history alive and relevant is a critical part of the union’s service to its members. If we do not know our history, then the harsh realities we overcame in the past cannot serve to guide us today. That is why we remember events like the Massey […]
Jun. 25, 2024
Linda Waugh The next Associate Membership Spotlight shines on Sister Linda Waugh! Linda Waugh dedicated her career as a secretary in the District 17 office in Logan, West Virginia, from 1973 to 2006. Even after her official retirement, she continues to serve as a temporary secretary in District 17 whenever her expertise is needed. As […]
Jun. 24, 2024
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Jun. 20, 2024
Source: W.V. MetroNews June 12, 2024 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Members of the United Mine Workers of America want to continue their dialog with the Monongalia County Commission on behalf of employees in the county assessor’s office. UMWA Director of Communications Erin Bates said in recent weeks the back and forth has included questions about […]
Jun. 17, 2024
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Jun. 17, 2024
Source: TimesNews June 17, 2024 LOUISVILLE, Kentucky– Monday marked the start of tighter silica dust exposure limits for miners across the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration Christopher Williamson joined a roundtable meeting with Kentucky Congressman Morgan McGarvey, D-3rd, federal mine health experts and activists from Kentucky and Southwest Virginia to […]
Jun. 11, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 11, 2024 UMWA Applauds Russell County Board of Supervisors for Rejecting Moss 3 Landfill Proposal Commenting on the recent Russell County Board of Supervisors vote against the Moss 3 Landfill proposal, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “We are […]
Jun. 11, 2024
Today, on June 11th, the United Mine Workers of America pay tribute to William Davis Miner’s Memorial Day (Davis Day) in memory of William Davis. On June 11, 1925, William Davis, a 37-year-old miner, was killed when company guards opened fire on a group of striking miners near New Waterford in Nova Scotia. This incident […]
Jun. 10, 2024
Source: WVMetroNews June 5, 2024 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A group of workers in the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office say they have no confidence in the Monongalia County Commission and that’s why they want to join a union. A member of the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office addressed county commissioners Wednesday about their efforts to organize […]
Jun. 6, 2024
SOURCE: The Dominion Post DATE: June 5, 2024 UMWA to Mon County Commission: We’re not going away Since talk of potential United Mine Workers of America representation in the county assessor’s office became public in late April, members of the Monongalia County Commission have kept the issue at arm’s length by stating they were […]
Jun. 5, 2024
Mon County Assessor’s Office employee and Mon County Resident Mike Payton attended and spoke at the Monongalia County Commission Meeting held at 10:00 a.m., June 5, 2024. Thanks to the Mon County Commission for agreeing with us to respect county employees‘ right to vote for a union. Now: Will you respect the […]
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