United Mine Workers

Bankruptcy Of Major Coal Company Is Terrible For Retired Miners

Murray Energy is the last big employer paying into the union pension fund. Its bankruptcy also endangers retirees' health care.
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United Mine Workers Doubt Green New Deal Promises: ‘We Don’t Believe It’

The union's president said climate change is real, but thinks coal miners won't be taken care of in progressives' effort to address it.
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Unions Show Their Force In Pennsylvania District Won By Trump

Conor Lamb can thank organized labor if he wins in Tuesday's special election against Republican Rick Saccone.
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Jeff Bezos Wants To Give More Money To Charity. He Should Pay His Workers First.

The Washington Post owner wants to make it easier to get rid of workers and cut severance pay.
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GOP-Backed Measure Would Let Coal Companies Transfer Cost Of Sick Miners To U.S. Taxpayers

And it could cause a government shutdown in the process.
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This Little Detail Could Cause A Government Shutdown

Soon-to-expire health benefits for coal miners are shaping up to be a flashpoint in the government-funding debate.
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