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Sep. 16, 2025

UMWA Members at ACNR and Iron Senergy Ratify New Agreements

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2025   UMWA Members at ACNR and Iron Senergy Ratify New Agreements [TRIANGLE, VA]…

Aug. 20, 2025

UMWA Announces Tentative Agreement with American Consolidated Natural Resources

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 18, 2025   UMWA Announces Tentative Agreement with American Consolidated Natural Resources [TRIANGLE, VA] –…

Aug. 15, 2025

Another Silica Rule Delay is a Death Sentence for Miners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2025   Another Silica Rule Delay is a Death Sentence for Miners [TRIANGLE, VA] The…

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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. 4, 2021

UMWA’s Roberts: No one wants the Remington plant open more than the union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 4, 2021   [ILION, N.Y.] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today:   “I was surprised and saddened to see news reports about statements Mr. Richmond Italia apparently made regarding the workforce at the former Remington Arms plant in Ilion, New York. […]

Feb. 3, 2021

Bankruptcy Court ruling against Consol a victory for former Murray Energy miners, retirees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Bankruptcy Court ruling against Consol a victory for former Murray Energy miners, retirees [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on Monday’s ruling by the Ohio federal Bankruptcy Court overseeing the bankruptcy of the former Murray Energy which denied Consol Energy’s attempt to overturn the bankruptcy case, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) […]

Feb. 2, 2021

Roberts, Trumka mourn passing of John Sweeney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 2, 2021   Roberts, Trumka mourn passing of John Sweeney [Triangle, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today as the entire American labor movement mourns the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: “I met John Sweeney when John, Richard […]

Feb. 1, 2021

MSHA ETS legislation a critical tool to keep miners safe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 1, 2021   [TRIANGLE, VA.] Today’s introduction of the COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act in Congress will provide the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) a critical and vitally-needed tool to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 among America’s nearly 200,000 miners employed in the nation’s coal, metal and nonmetal mines, […]

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