Striking Miner Claims Company Would 'Starve Workers' Before Giving Raises
Braxton Wright, of United Mine Workers of America Local Union 2368, told Senator Bernie Sanders that Warrior Met Coal has refused to pay its employees.
Coal Miners Urge Joe Manchin to Reconsider BBB as Bill Is Stalled in Senate
The same coal industry leaders who praised Manchin's opposition to clean energy provisions now urge him to support BBB's provisions to help ailing workers.
Former Coal Mine Safety Director Testifies He Cheated Dust Readings
The director said he skirted the rules by moving the pumps in cleaner parts of the mine to lower the dust readings.
Union Leader Cecil Roberts Says Eliminating Fossil Fuels Is a Deal-Breaker
United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts stands by his friend Joe Manchin who seeks "innovation, not elimination" when it comes to fossil fuels.
EV Sales Up Despite Lingering Eco-Friendliness Questions
Electric vehicle sales are gaining momentum across the U.S. but how they are powered is still an obstacle with infrastructure and power source issues remaining.
Miners Protest Poland's Move to Renewable Energy, Potential Job Losses
"Tens of thousands of good jobs will be eliminated. We are protesting against that," the head of a Solidarity union chapter said.
Group of Miners Trapped Inside 'Rat Hole' Coal Mine for Fifth Day
While authorities continue with search and rescue operations, the Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said "they cannot do anything but wait since the water level is high due to heavy rain."
Former Coal Executive and Prisoner Running for President in 2020
Former prisoner Don Blakenship, who was CEO of Massey Energy company when a 2010 explosion claimed the lives of 29 miners, is seeking the presidential nomination of the far-right Constitution Party. Blankenship previously mounted an unsuccessful campaign for a West Virginia senate seat.
KY Senate Candidate Amy McGrath Hits Mitch McConnell With Blistering Ad
McGrath's ad slamming McConnell for having "left our coal miners behind years ago" gets heavy traction on social media.
Trump Uses Previously Derided Obama-Era Tool to Help Coal Miners
The president's administration used a controversial Obama-era measure called "hot goods," which allows the Labor Department to freeze the movement of items created by laborers who have not been paid.
Courting Coal Miners Votes is a Mainstay of Politics
For decades, presidents, lobbyists and policymakers have invoked the image of coal miners.
Pence's Favorite Democrat Prefers to Vote Republican
The West Virginia Democrat that Pence touted as proof of Democrats swinging Republican is a Democrat in name only.
Trump Brings Back Coal Miner Jobs, but Deaths Soar
President Trump is putting coal miners back to work, but experts say he's doing it at the expense of their health and safety.