Advocates to Biden admin. on silica dust rule delays: “The longer the administration waits, the more miners will suffer and die”

By Rance Garrison | June 29, 2023 |
Images shows miners wearing black lung kills t-shirts lobbying Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2023 CONTACT: Trey Pollard, trey@pollardcommunications.com, 202-904-9187 COAL COUNTRY – Today, 28 groups sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging the release of a long-delayed rule to protect coal miners from exposure to respirable silica – the principal cause of the resurgence of deadly black lung disease in coal miners.…

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Stepping into the Mine Wars

By AV's Intern Team | June 14, 2016 |

The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, W.Va., chronicles the struggle to unionize the state’s coal mines. Photographs and artifacts introduce visitors to the people and events from that time.

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An Era of Undoing: The State of Appalachia’s Labor Unions

By AV's Intern Team | October 3, 2013 |

By Brian Sewell “We are union,” the marchers chanted. Blanketing the streets of downtown Charleston, W.Va., with bystanders shouting in support, the vocal crowd stretched for blocks behind a banner that read “Fighting for Fairness at Patriot.” Shortly after Patriot Coal declared bankruptcy in July 2012, the company announced plans to rescind its promise of…

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Over the Line

By Thom Kay | April 4, 2012 |

A lot has been made of EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas rules, but a quotation from Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) will likely grab the most headlines. The Navy SEALs shot Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan and Lisa Jackson shot us in Washington. – Cecil Roberts, 4/3/12 Sure, it’s pretty…

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