United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), American labour union, founded in 1890, that engaged in bitter, though often successful, disputes with coal mine operators for safe working conditions, fair pay, and other worker benefits. An industrial union, the U
Related to United Mine Workers: mineworkerThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. United Mine Workers - an industrial union of mine workers in North America United Mine Workers of America industrial union, vertical union - a labor union that admits all workers...
v. United Mine Workers of America, 531 U.S. 57 (2000) Argued: October 2, 2000 Decided: November 28, 2000 Syllabus OCTOBER TERM, 2000 Syllabus EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT 17, ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR ...
The events and individuals described in Mark A. Bradley’s new nonfiction book are endlessly fascinating and supremely distressing.Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of Americadetails the corrupt and bloody leadership of Tony Boyle...
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fully operational once the relay was reconnected. The government also offered evidence that the accused had been angry about working too many hours and had told a co-worker "`that from now on for every hour of sleep he loses, the Air Force ... [will] lose out on flying time.'"Ortiz...
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Powderly, a railroad worker and mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was elected grand master workman of the national organization. He favored cooperation over a program of aggressive action, but the effective control of the Knights shifted to regional leaders who were willing to initiate strikes or ...
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The Rise of Labor Unions in the U.S. Labor unions have existed in the U.S. since the birth of the country, tracing their origins back to the 18th-centuryIndustrial Revolutionin Europe. The first recorded instance of a worker strike in America occurred in 1768 when journeymen tailors protest...