the leader of one of the largest labor unions in the united states has passed away. president biden said he spoke with the family and learned trumka died of a heart attack while on a camping trip with his family. the son and grandson of coal miners, he rose to become the united mine worker s of america president, and then lead the afl-cio since 2009. he was secretary treasurer of the organization for more than a decade before becoming its leader. he oversaw a federation with more than 12 million members and ushered in a more aggressive style of leadership. trumka was tough and combative, a throwback to an old guard of
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April 19, 2021 - 3:56 pm
Senator Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts together endorsed legislation to strengthen labor unions, pushed for federal investments in carbon capture technology, advocated for using coal to make steel in the United States and called for building up coal-producing communities that have languished in recent years.
Cecil Roberts
“We’re very much interested in protecting existing coalfield jobs,” Roberts said. “I would say to our friends in government and high places that we’ve just about had all we can take of layoffs and people losing their jobs in the coalfields. It doesn’t have to be that way.”
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