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The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada. [ 1 ]
Jun. 5—MORGANTOWN — Since talk of potential United Mine Workers of America representation in the county assessor's office became public in late April, members of the Monongalia County ...
Oct. 2—MORGANTOWN — According to United Mine Workers of America International District 31 Vice President Michael Payton, 90 % of the employees in the Monongalia County Assessor's Office backed ...
In a short letter to the Monongalia County Commission, Assessor Mark Musick said office staff will vote on United Mine Workers of America representation on Sept. 26, noting the vote will not ...
The Bituminous coal strike of 1977–1978 was a 110-day national coal strike in the United States led by the United Mine Workers of America. It began December 6, 1977, and ended on March 19, 1978. It is generally considered a successful union strike, although the contract was not beneficial to union members.
It is generally considered a successful strike by the union. Since the 1940s, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) had negotiated a nationwide National Coal Wage Agreement with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association (BCOA), a group of large coal mine operators.
United Mine Workers of America Members Ratify New Five-Year Agreement with The Bituminous Coal Operators Association. PR Newswire Association LLC, 2001. United mine workers of America. The New proposed contract between United Mine Workers of America and the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association. Place of publication not identified], 1978.
Mike Trbovich (November 19, 1920 – June 24, 1989) [1] was a miner and labor union activist in the United Mine Workers of America, AFL-CIO, in the 1960s and 1970s.He was elected as vice president of UMWA in 1972, serving under Arnold Miller until 1977.