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Apr. 25, 2024

UMWA’s Roberts comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 25, 2024   UMWA’s comments on EPA’s new Carbon Pollution Standards [TRANGLE, V.A.] Commenting on the…

Apr. 16, 2024

United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 16, 2024   United Mine Workers of America Hosts Department of Labor Silica Rule Kickoff Event…

Apr. 2, 2024

Casey Presses Energy Company CEO About Future of Critical Cumberland Mine, Impact of Mine Closure on Miners and Families in Greene County

For Immediate Release March 30, 2024 News of the potential closure came as a surprise to numerous stakeholders including county…

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Mar. 6, 2018

Solidarity brings victory in West Virginia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 6, 2018 [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I congratulate the teachers, school support personnel and other state employees who emerged victorious in their struggle for dignity and respect from West Virginia’s state government today. Their solidarity and unity of […]

Feb. 28, 2018

Joint pension committee now must act to preserve pensions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Joint pension committee now must act to preserve pensions [TRIANGLE, VA]  United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “Now that the members of the Joint Select Committee on Multi-Employer Pensions have been named, it’s time for them to get to […]

Feb. 7, 2018

UMWA statement regarding Congress’ failure to solve pension crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 7, 2018 UMWA statement regarding Congress’ failure to solve pension crisis [TRIANGLE, VA.]  United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “I had hoped that Congressional leadership could come together and take immediate action to put an end to the pension crisis confronting […]

Jan. 23, 2018

Time is now for Congress to avert pension disaster

[TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: “As Congress works to develop legislation to fully fund the government for the rest of the year, it is critical that a solution to the looming multi-employer pension crisis be included in that bill. There are several pension […]

Nov. 30, 2017

UMWA wins another round in battle to preserve CONSOL retiree health care benefits

[TRIANGLE, VA] The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 28 dismissed an appeal by CONSOL Energy that sought to overturn a federal judge’s decision requiring CONSOL to continue paying for health care benefits to some 3,400 retired miners – members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) – their dependents and widows. Judge […]

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