US. Miners and retirees learn about legislation to save pensions
More than 300 active members and retirees of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) attended a conference Wednesday to learn more about their benefits. The union is urging Congress to pass legislation that will save pensions for more than 106,000 active miners and their widows. Miners from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia were invited to the informational conference at a hotel in Charleston. Organizers filled them in on the status of the legislation. Congress is considering adding...
