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UMWA to begin Warrior Met Unity Rallies, pay strike benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 12, 2021     [MCCALLA, ALA.] The International Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International union held a special meeting today to discuss the strike at Warrior Met, Inc., by around 1,000 members of the UMWA in Alabama. “The Warrior Met miners have overwhelmingly voted to continue […]

Strike Continues for UMWA members at Warrior Met Mines

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2021   [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Warrior Met in Bessemer, AL did not ratify a tentative agreement that had been negotiated with the company and will remain on their unfair labor practice strike.   “Our members made […]

Tentative agreement reached at Warrior Met

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 5, 2021   [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that a tentative collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the UMWA and Warrior Met Coal, Inc.   The union is not releasing details of the agreement until its members have heard them and held a ratification […]

UMWA reaches letter of agreement with RemArms to pave way for reopening of Ilion plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 2, 2021   [ILION, N.Y.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that it has reached a letter of agreement that will pave the way for reopening the former Remington Arms plant here.   The letter formalizes language between the union and RemArms, the plant’s new operator, that recognizes […]

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