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President of the UMWA during the Pittston strike, Richard Trumka. In April 1989, after the miners had worked 14 months without benefits, UMWA President Richard Trumka declared a strike against the Pittston Coal Company. [6] Around 2,000 UMWA members who worked for Pittston walked out of the mines and reported to the picket line. Pittston ...
The Battle of Stanaford (February 25, 1903) was an armed raid against striking miners in the village of Stanaford, West Virginia, United States. It was the final episode of the 1902 New River coal strike. [1]
The UMW represents West Virginia coal miners and endorsed Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in the 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia. [36] In 2021 the union urged him to revisit his opposition to President Biden's Build Back Better Plan , noting that the bill includes an extension of a fund that provides benefits to coal miners suffering ...
Sep. 27—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 ...
The West Virginia coal wars ... Miners in Mingo County continued to join the UMWA. On May 6, 1920, a United Mine Workers meeting drew 3,000 attendees. By May 17, 1920 ...
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Sometime after 1910, Lively became active in the Western Federation of Miners, initially as a union organizer before becoming its president.After returning to West Virginia, he was sent to Huerfano County, Colorado, [8] assigned to infiltrate the UMWA local in La Veta, Colorado, and investigate a murder committed by union men.