FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2022 UMWA Urges Action to Pass Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issues the following statement today. I want to thank the House Education and Labor Committee, specifically Chairman Scott, for advancing the Black Lung Benefits Improvement […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 5, 2022 Biden comments about shutting down all coal-fired power “disheartening,” UMWA says [WASHINGTON, D.C.] Reacting to comments President Biden made last night that, “we’re going to be shutting (coal) plants down all across America,” United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement […]