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Nov. 26, 2021

UMWA mourns 51 killed in Russian mine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 26, 2021   UMWA mourns 51 killed in Russian mine [TRIANGLE, VA.] In the aftermath of…

Nov. 12, 2021

UMWA applauds nomination of Chris Williamson to MSHA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2021   UMWA applauds nomination of Chris Williamson to MSHA [TRIANGLE, VA.] Commenting on the…

Oct. 28, 2021

Alabama Judge issues unconstitutional order at Warrior Met strike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2021   Alabama Judge issues unconstitutional order at Warrior Met strike     [MCCALLA, ALA.]…

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Feb. 24, 2016

Labor Federation Backs Legislation to Honor Obligations to America’s Miners

Bipartisan Fix for Pension and Health Funds Covering 120,000 Workers and Families Will Avoid Costly Bailout by Taxpayer-Backed U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and Bring Badly Needed Economic Assistance to Hard-Hit Mining Communities SAN DIEGO – The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest labor federation, at its winter meeting gave strong backing today to […]

Feb. 8, 2016

UMWA supports letting voters decide about attacks on workers, families in West Virginia

[CHARLESTON, W. VA.]  United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “The wholesale attack on workers, their families and their communities that is playing out in the State Capitol has gone on long enough. It’s time for the out-of-state puppeteers who are driving this assault on West […]

Jan. 4, 2016

UMWA, Peabody reach agreement to secure 2016 funding for Patriot retirees’ health care

[TRIANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and Peabody Energy announced today that they have reached an agreement that will provide for a payment by Peabody of up to $75 million over the next 10 months to help provide health care benefits for retirees affected by the Patriot Coal bankruptcy of 2012-13. Peabody […]

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