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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 ]
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Certain of united political backing and almost universal public support, Palmer obtained an injunction on October 31 [2] and 400,000 coal workers struck the next day. [3] He claimed the President [ clarification needed ] authorized the action, following a meeting with the severely ill President in the presence of his doctor.
Warrior Met Coal Inc. is a coal mining company that operates several mines in Alabama, including near Brookwood [1] and Bessemer. [2] Warrior Met was formed to buy the assets of Walter Energy after that company declared bankruptcy in 2015, and in the aftermath, many of the workers lost job benefits and labor contracts they had had with Walter. [3]
The 1922 UMW Miner strike or The Big Coal Strike [1] was a nationwide general strike of miners in the US and Canada [a] after the United Mine Worker's (UMW) trade union contract expired on March 31, 1922. The strike decision was ordered March 22, to start effective April 1. Around 610,000 mine workers struck.
The Pittston Coal strike was a United States strike action led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company, nationally headquartered in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston's termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 ...
Hobet miners were involved in the United Mine Workers' (UMW) selective strike in 1993, which included workers from five states. At the time, just 30% of mining was union protected, and miners struggled to maintain their power. [7] Hobet's union ultimately accepted lower wages in exchange for an "exceptional" health plan. [5]
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.