Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision The United Mine Workers of America is suing MSHA after the agency reduced its heightened oversight of a West Virginia coal mine with a poor safety record. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Feds Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 18 Economy Pension Problems: Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions Union workers from around the Ohio Valley are urging Congress to shore up shaky multi-employer pension plans that support hundreds of thousands retirees. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 18 Economy Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 9 Community ‘Matewan’ Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Thirty years ago, the release of a small-budget film had an outsized effect on the way people in Appalachian coal country thought about their past. By Jeff Young Oct 9 Community 'Matewan' Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Jeff Young
Sep 13 Environment New Mine Safety ‘Assistance’ Program Raises Concerns Lawmakers and union leaders are raising concerns about the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s practices amid an increase in coal fatalities. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 13 Environment New Mine Safety 'Assistance' Program Raises Concerns Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 1 Environment Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain UMWA retirees are celebrating a permanent fix for health benefits secured in the federal spending agreement Congress reached over the weekend. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 1 Environment Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Miners in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia worry that their retirement benefits could go dark as a result of a wave of bankruptcies in the coal industry. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource