When the Trump administration took the first steps toward shutting down two major programs aimed at protecting the nation’s ...

At Pipestem Resort State Park, the annual Black Lung Conference kicked off Wednesday—bringing together those on the front ...

Thousands of veterans rallied in D.C. against Trump’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and his slashing of staff ...

According to the UMWA, West Virginia native Cecil E. Roberts told the organization’s International Executive Board earlier this year that he intends to retire following the International Special ...

The cuts apparently came at the end of the work day Friday. Cecil Roberts UMWA President Cecil Roberts was the first to announce the cuts in a Saturday statement. “What happened at NIOSH last ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — On Friday 12 News brought you the story on how several NIOSH employees were able to return to work in Morgantown, though their stay could not be guaranteed. According ...

The MSHA field offices are located near areas of heavy mining operations and closing would make the inspectors’ access more difficult due to increased travel time. The inspections are congressionally ...

NITRO, W.Va. — UMWA President Cecil Roberts helped lead Sunday’s special recognition of Vietnam veterans in Nitro. Cecil Roberts The soon-to-be-retired Roberts gave the keynote address at the ...

You must fight. You must fight,” said United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts, striding as he gave a stemwinder in Washington, D.C. “If you won’t fight, who will stand up? Fight back.

“People are going to die because of this,” said Cecil Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America. He said, of Trump, “Look, we’re the biggest cheerleader he could possibly ...

But a spokesperson for the federal labor department, which oversees that federal agency, told the Associated Press last week ...