United Mine Workers of America, the union representing mineworkers, has for the first time invited every Democratic presidential hopeful to tour a coal mine and discuss their thoughts on finding a place for coal workers in the nation’s energy future.
WASHINGTON — The United Mine Workers of America, the union representing mineworkers for nearly 130 years, has for the first time invited every Democratic presidential hopeful to tour a coal mine and to discuss their thoughts on finding a place for coal workers in their vision for the nation’s energy future.sent Monday to 23 Democratic presidential candidates and obtained by NBC News, the union’s president, Cecil E.
But the reality is far different. Coal production is expected to hit a record low in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a nonpartisan agency. And today, there are “Coal-fired power plants have continued to close notwithstanding those rules,” UMWA spokesman Phil Smith told NBC News.
Just this past week, 600 miners in Gillette, Wyoming lost their jobs when Blackjewel LLC suddenly shuttered two mines.health, safety and environmental concerns due to huge open pit mines that aren’t being managed by trained experts, including spontaneous coal fires, explosives and abandoned clean-up operations.
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