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America’s largest coal-mining company says it’s reached a tentative labor agreement with unionized miners.
Murray American Energy announced Friday a 5-year pact struck between the United Mine Workers of America and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, representing mine operators in Ohio and West Virginia.
The union plans a membership vote next week on the contract, which would run from June 30 through 2021.
Robert Murray, CEO of Murray American and chairman of the association, said the agreement “will go a long way” in ensuring union employees are able to continue working “even in this very depressed coal marketplace.”
UMWA President Cecil Roberts said the “rapidly deteriorating status” of the U.S. coal industry required locking in the best terms and conditions six months before the current contract expires.
More than half the money from the U.S. Department of Energy will go toward recommissioning or modernizing coal plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe New York-based Commonwealth Fund cites the state’s overwhelming reliance on coal to generate electricity.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Power’s coal supply. The consumer advocate says Appalachian Power’s coal inventory remains “bloated” and projects it will continue to cost electricity customers more than necessary.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsClean energy jobs in West Virginia grew nearly 5% in 2024, putting it between Texas and Florida, which were top-10 states in all categories E2 measured.
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