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Jun. 16, 2023

UMWA Makes No Endorsement For President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 16, 2023   UMWA Makes No Endorsement For President [TRIANGLE, VA.] United Mine Workers of America…

May 15, 2023

UMWA has “significant concerns” with proposed EPA power plant rule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 15, 2023 [TRIANGLE, VA.] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) said today that the proposed…

Apr. 14, 2023

UMWA Letter of Support for Acting Secretary Su as Secretary of Labor

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts wrote a letter of support for Acting Secretary Su in favor of her nomination…

Mar. 17, 2023

Stand Up, Fight Back - Labor Law Reform

"Friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters, anybody listening to this.... its time for organized labor and workers across this country…

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How Private Equity Firms Caused The UMWA Strike In Brookwood

How Private Equity Firms Caused The UMWA Strike In Brookwood. Here’s an in-depth look at how ongoing business practices have impacted striking blue-collar workers for one west Alabama coal producer.  

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How Private Equity Firms Caused The UMWA Strike In Brookwood

How Private Equity Firms Caused The UMWA Strike In Brookwood. Here’s an in-depth look at how ongoing business practices have impacted striking blue-collar workers for one west Alabama coal producer.  

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Scott, Adams Introduce Bill to Protect Future Benefits, Health Care for Miners with Black Lung Disease

The Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairwoman Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2022 (H.R. 6462). This legislation would extend the black lung excise tax rate, which expired at the end of last year, to fund future benefits and health care for miners suffering from black lung disease.

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Scott, Adams Introduce Bill to Protect Future Benefits, Health Care for Miners with Black Lung Disease

The Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairwoman Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2022 (H.R. 6462). This legislation would extend the black lung excise tax rate, which expired at the end of last year, to fund future benefits and health care for miners suffering from black lung disease.

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