Longtime leader of United Mine Workers to retire
The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring.Roberts, a West Virginia native who has ...
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Kentucky-based mining contractor says worker died underground in Raleigh County mine
According to the MSHA website, the miner died at around 2:50 p.m. Friday at the Black Eagle Mine in Raleigh County operated ...
What’s driving Australian mine workers to push for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo mine?
The WMWA in Australia announced that Rio Tinto workers in Pilbara region demand improved conditions through petition.
Mine safety offices in Kentucky and across Appalachia are on DOGE's chopping block
DOGE terminated leases for more mine safety offices in Kentucky than any other state, a move advocates say comes at the expense of miners' health.
Former NIOSH employee details how federal funding cuts could impact Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program
As funding cuts continue to have an impact across the country, Anita Wolfe, who’s retired from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Morgantown location, sat down ...
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Worker killed at Raleigh County coal mine, report says
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A worker was killed in an incident at a Raleigh County coal mine on Friday, investigators said. The incident was reported just before 3 p.m. at the underground ...