May 3, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 3, 2025 UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts Condemns Cowardly Layoffs at NIOSH, Warns of Dire Consequences for Worker Safety [TRIANGLE, VA] — United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today in response to the sudden and disgraceful layoffs at the National […]
Apr. 30, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 30, 2025 UMWA, USW Disappointed by Court’s Denial of Motion to Intervene in Silica Rule Case United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement today regarding the Eighth Circuit Court’s decision to deny their motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought […]
Apr. 14, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 14, 2025 UMWA, USW Fight to Uphold Life-Saving Silica Protections for America’s Miners The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), joined by the United Steelworkers (USW), filed a motion in federal court today to intervene in the ongoing administrative review proceeding concerning the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) defense […]
Apr. 9, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2025 UMWA appreciates Executive Order [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on President Trump’s Executive Order signed yesterday to revitalize the coal industry, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “We are appreciative of the President’s initiative and his recognition of the critical role […]
Apr. 4, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2025 Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat April 5, 2025, marks fifteen years since the tragic explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 brave miners lost their lives. Today, we honor their memory, we grieve with their families, […]
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