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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 ]
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 ...
UMWA runs a media house, Mama FM which is a community development women focused radio operating in Kampala and the greater Central Region of Uganda. [3] [4] The radio publishes live edutainment programs, features, live talk shows, music and news. Mama FM was founded in 2001 [5] as the first women radio to serve women and marginalized people. [6 ...
Pittston refused to give in to the UMWA's demands although it operated at a loss, and the strike continued. Unable to meet the financial needs of the strikers, the UMWA started to suffer as well. As the strike progressed, members of the union were paid less than $210 a week on average, less than a third of the average salary of $640 a week. [8]
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 ...
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John Llewellyn Lewis (February 12, 1880 – June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) from 1920 to 1960.
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