Cecil Roberts, the West Virginian who is president of the United Mine Workers union, wound up on the telephone recently with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to express his ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is laying off hundreds of workers. Though details are limited, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) President Cecil E. Roberts said ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is laying off hundreds of workers, according to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). Although ...

Roberts said during and appearance Wednesday on MetroNews Midday no one knows if local MSHA offices will remain or if they will relocate and how many mine inspectors that work out of those offices are ...

Reported closures and firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners. On Tuesday, massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human were expected to ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America is celebrating a decision by the General Services Administration to reverse the closure of more than 30 U.S. Mine Safety and Health ...