Longtime Democratic union chief asks party to reach next generation after election loss
Vanity Fair highlighted Democrats like United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts Jr. being skeptical about the ...
Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
In 1925: ‘Uncle’ Joe Taylor, a man known to every man, woman and child in O’Fallon, dies
Local historian Brian Keller shares the story of the businessman with a big heart. Plus, a look at St. Ellen Mine in 1950 and ...
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Jimmy Carter and the 1977-78 coal miners strike
Only one tribute, by United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts, referred to Carter’s March 6, 1978, decision to invoke the anti-strike Taft-Hartley Act against 160,000 coal ...
‘A Good Chance People Are Going to Die’ After U.S. Halts Funding for Mine Clearing
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.
United Steelworkers union welcomes B.C. government’s initiative to fast-track major projects, advocate for forest workers
The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes Premier David Eby and the Government of British Columbia’s decision to expedite major projects, representing ...
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Uncertainty and hope in Thompson as mine owner considers sale
Ken Michaluk has lived in Thompson for decades. He worked at the mining operation in the northern Manitoba city, seeing it ...
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The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict
The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals ...