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Energy Economist Testifies In PA. About Coal Jobs

The UMWA has testified in PA. about recent EPA Clean Power rules, through energy economist and attorney Eugene M. Trisko of Berkeley Springs, WV. Mr. Trisko's report tracks in on points all of us who depend on coal for a living have discussed among ourselves, but to read his thorough ...

Unions Lobby For Educators To Teach Labor History

In Connecticut, Unions and their allies are trying to flex their muscle in state legislatures, pushing for labor history to be included in social studies curriculum and hoping a new generation of high school students will one day be well-educated in labor issues. However, the results are instead shaping up ...

Manpower Survey Reveals Startling Facts About Future Energy Staffing

Manpower released a report on May 5th that details that one of the greatest challenges facing the energy sector over the next decade will be in finding qualified talent to operate and maintain the nations electrical power supply and generation. This report comes out when some utilities are their fighting ...

Safety Suffers When Unions Suffer

Part of being union is having a voice in the workplace. Having a voice in the workplace means that you have protection and mechanisms in place if your employer takes any action to muzzle your legitimate complaints. An employer in Jacksonville, Florida, is feeling the wrath of OSHA after a ...

Who Owns West Virginia?

The West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy released an interesting report on just who the largest corporate landowners in West Virginia are and how these patterns have been changing. Purchase of West Virginia’s land by timber management companies is perhaps the most interesting finding by investigators for this report, ...

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