MORGANTOWN -- According to a Friday morning press release from the United Mine Workers of America, employees in the Monongalia County Assessor’s Office supported UMWA representation during a vote held Thursday. “We are proud to welcome the employees of the Monongalia County ...
MORGANTOWN – In April, miners and mining labor leaders met with U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su in Uniontown, Pa., to celebrate DOL's final rule to protect miners from silica dust – exposure to which can lead to black lung disease. On Friday, the miners and mine ...
UNIONTOWN — Miners and mining labor leaders gathered with U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su on Tuesday to celebrate DOL's final rule to protect miners from silica dust. “Today we're making it clear that no job should be a death sentence, that every single worker should ...
West Virginians did a lot of the heavy lifting during the Vietnam War. Maybe most of it. A total of 36,578 served during the fighting and 1,128 came home in flag-draped coffins. Per capita, that was highest in the nation. From the Mountain State to the war zone, they arrived: ...
CHARLESTON — The United Mine Workers union is firmly behind the deal — the Inflation Reduction Bill — struck by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, but those who run state coal associations are not. “I think anyone who reads this bill would have a hard ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts teamed up on Monday to promote coal jobs and clean coal technology. They took part in a National Press Club Virtual Headliners conversation called “Energy transition and the next steps for coal ...