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2. United Mine Workers of America - Wikipedia

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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 ]

3. Bituminous Coal Operators Association - Wikipedia

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   BCOA agreed to provide job security to workers in mining companies who were part of BCOA and also negotiate wages and benefits. UMWA and BCOA came to an agreement that miners would not strike against layoffs if they were allowed health benefits and a fair wage. BCOA still exists today but is much smaller organization and is now mainly used for ...

4. Monongalia County Assessor's Office employees to hold UMWA vote

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   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 ...

5. 1974 UMW Bituminous coal strike - Wikipedia

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   Wildcat strikes significantly reduced the tonnage mined, and reduced the revenues flowing into the UMWA health and pension plans. The employers argued they should not make higher payments to offset the effect of the wildcat strikes. [1] No new agreement was reached when the 1971 agreement expired, and UMWA struck on November 12, 1974.

6. UMWA to Mon County Commission: We're not going away - AOL

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   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 ...

7. Cecil Roberts (labor unionist) - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, Roberts won an agreement from coal mine operators to re-open UMWA's national coal agreement. It was the first time the contract had been re-opened in the union's history, and Roberts won substantial wage increases. In 1997, Roberts was elected president of UMWA in his own right to a new five-year term.