After President Trump signed an executive order to boost the coal industry, the labor union United Mine Workers of America is ...

The United Mine Workers of America and the United Steelworkers on Monday filed a motion to intervene in a federal court case brought by industry groups who claim the rule is too onerous, in which the ...

United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the AFL-CIO/CLC ("United Steelworkers") filed a joint motion against Trump's MSHA on Monday, April 14, 2025. Their lawsuit starkly outlines the stakes of ...

When union organizers showed up, the companies retaliated. Membership in the United Mine Workers union peaked in 1946, then plummeted as government support waned and the industry waged an all-out war ...

When union organizers showed up, the companies retaliated. Membership in the United Mine Workers union peaked in 1946, then plummeted as government support waned and the industry waged an all-out ...

Most feared reprisals such as eviction or worse for participating in the United Mine Workers of America nationwide strike. They joined anyway. The coal mining strike in Somerset County would last ...

In These Times writes that the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the AFL-CIO’s United Steelworkers have filed litigation against the Mine Safety and Health Administration which ...

She joined the safety committees launched by the local chapter of the United Mine Workers, which collaborated with the agency to watchdog coal companies. She understood the price that had been ...

“You take that away, then it’s like going back in the 1950s,” said Chuck Knisell, vice president of United Mine Workers of America District 2 International, which is based in Uniontow ...

“[Kemmerer Operations] appreciates the contributions and hard work of the impacted employees, and values its long-standing partnership with the United Mine Workers of America.” Get any of our ...