Workers sign petition for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto's Pilbara mine
Australia's Western Mine Workers Alliance (WMWA) said on Thursday that more than 400 workers at Rio Tinto's Paraburdoo iron ...
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Georgian Mining Shutdown Leaves Workers Abandoned
The layoffs of thousands of miners in Chiatura, Georgia, ought to be big news in a country of under four million people. But ...
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What’s driving Australian mine workers to push for collective bargaining at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo mine?
The WMWA in Australia announced that Rio Tinto workers in Pilbara region demand improved conditions through petition.
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Longtime leader of United Mine Workers to retire
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring. Roberts, a West Virginia native who has served as president of the United Mine ...
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Kentucky-based mining contractor says worker died underground in Raleigh County mine
According to the MSHA website, the miner died at around 2:50 p.m. Friday at the Black Eagle Mine in Raleigh County operated ...
Turkish workers occupy mine against privatisation as wildcat strikes continue
The attack of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the municipalities on the wages and living conditions of ...