APWU: Miners Win Permanent Funding for Retirement Health Care

Posted on May 6, 2017May 8, 2017 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 43-2017 05/05/2017 – On May 4, Congress passed legislation providing for 22,600 retired coal miners, widows and dependents to have the health care they were promised by the federal government and earned through going into the mines for decades to power the country. The members of the United Mine Workers of…

APWU: United Mine Workers Adopt ‘Stop Staples’ Resolution

Posted on March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 052-2015 03/16/2015 – The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is among the most recent supporters of the Stop Staples campaign, adopting a resolution urging “members, friends, colleagues and family members to stop shopping at Staples stores until further notice.” The resolution notes, “Postal workers have been vigorously fighting this blatant…