MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post polled local legislators last week to learn about their efforts regarding the Viatris plant closure, set for July 31. Two were able to reply via email and another, Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, called and talked, and sent a copy of a ...
MORGANTOWN — The impact of closing the Viatris plant in Morgantown could last for several years, said John Deskins, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at WVU. Meanwhile, the United Steelworkers union continues talks with Viatris to either keep the plant open or ...
MORGANTOWN – The United Steelworkers local representing about 850 workers at the Morgantown Viatris plant remain frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations at the July 31 plant closure draws ever near. Local 8-957 President Joseph Gouzd said Friday that they submitted a ...
MORGANTOWN – As West Virginia's population continues dwindling and state leaders grope for ways to bring and keep people here, 1,500 well-paid factory workers face the end of their careers – come July 31 – at the plant that still bears the Mylan sign out front. “Our nation is going ...
There’s a lot that came out of the Legislature this session that we aren’t thrilled about, but we can definitely get behind HR 24. This resolution passed the House of Delegates and the Senate, and urges the governor to “form a task force with our congressional representatives, labor ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Friday overwhelmingly approved its version of the Senate bill to license needle exchange programs and sent it back to the Senate. The House also approved a resolution urging the governor to work with the White House to keep the Morgantown Mylan ...