President Roberts spoke at the National Press Club this morning about the current state of the coal industry, the Green New Deal, corrupt bankruptcy laws and our continued fight to preserve the hard earned pensions of miners.

We hosted "watch parties" throughout the nation where over 300 members were able to watch this event through a live stream! We want to thank all of the members who attended these, but we also want to thank all of the people who were able to watch from their own homes!

Shout out to just a few of the people who watched on our Facebook Page!

Sarah Adkins - "Watching from Logan County, WV. God bless and keep our coal miners."

Brenda Sheets - "Watching from Coal City, WV. Cecil Roberts is our only hope to secure guaranteed health and pension benefits. May God be with him in this struggle."

Chris Dupuis - "Watching from estevan saskatchewan local 7606"

John Alexander - "Watching from Southern Illinois."

Martha Fowler - "Watching from Taylorville, Illinois"

Emaily Espinoz - "Watching from Utah!! UMWA!!!! #coalminnersdaughter #granddaughter #blacklung #needhelp"

Junie Boudreau - "Watching from Toronto , Canada"

Desiree N Joe Duran - "UMWA Strong! Watching from Trinidad Colorado. Region IV"

Thank you to the many others that have showed their support!

The recording of this morning's press conference is located on our website. Click here to watch!

Sincerely,

The UMWA Activist Team