W.Va. AmeriCorps Programs See Jump In Federal Funds
AmeriCorps programs across the state will share in more than $6.4 million of federal funding for a variety of community support programs.
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Coal Miners Pensions
Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts fired up a crowd of thousands of union workers in Columbus, Ohio, with a simple chant: “Fix it!”The rally last…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiners’ Pensions A Major Part Of Spending Debate
Retired union coal miners are joining teamsters, iron workers and other union retirees in an effort to shore up their ailing pension plans, and they hope…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBipartisan Bill Would Prop Up Coal Miners’ Pensions
A bipartisan Congressional group from the Ohio Valley and beyond introduced a new bill to save pensions for retired union coal miners throughout the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFighting For Breath: Black Lung's Deadliest Form Increases
At the age of 38, a coal miner named Mackie Branham Jr. was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, a debilitating and terminal form of an illness…
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McConnell's Plan Doesn't Include Long-Term Options for Miners Benefits
A stopgap bill by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to temporarily protect health care benefits for thousands of retired coal miners has been met…
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