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This means that the strike by more than 1,100 miners that began April 1 will continue.
“Our members made it clear that the tentative agreement was not sufficient enough to make up for the sacrifices made in 2016,” said UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts in a statement announcing the rejected deal. “So, the UMWA will continue to strike at Warrior Met until an agreement can be reached that provides these miners what they deserve.
“This is a democratic union. The membership has the final say in what their collective bargaining agreements look like.”
Roberts said the Warrior Met Coal miners will have the full support of UMWA District 20 and the International union as negotiations will now continue with the company.
The United Mine Workers of America announced that a tentative collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the union and Warrior Met Coal Inc., where more than 1,100 miners have been on strike since April 1.
“I am so very proud of our members at Warrior Met for standing up for themselves, their families and their communities,” Cecil E. Roberts, president of UMWA International, said in a news release. “Going on strike is a difficult thing to do, but they have shown tremendous unity on the picket lines.
“Their story is being told across the world right now, and it is one of strength, determination and solidarity.”
Following threat to strike by the United Mine Workers of America over claims of unfair labor practices, Warrior Met Coal Inc. said it remains committed to the negotiation process and is working toward a resolution.
However, the company said it will continue to meet customer demands for its coal should a deal remain unreached and the strike, set to begin at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, proceed.
“We have and will continue to work with the UMWA to reach a resolution,” Warrior Met Coal said through Erin Vogt, director of public relations for PERITUS public relations, a Birmingham-based firm. “While we are disappointed that the UMWA has taken this extreme step to declare a strike while we continue to negotiate in good faith, we have continuity plans in place to continue meeting the demands of our key customers.”
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Senator O Scanlon said a Monmouth County campaign to vaccinate teachers continues and it s success so far is reason to support resuming in person classes in a couple weeks.
“We’re proud of our role in this program that has vaccinated more than 2,100 educators in less than a month,” O’Scanlon (R-13) said in a statement. “Let’s be clear … overwhelming evidence indicates vaccinating teachers is not a scientific necessity to safely bring students back into the schools, but we know many of our instructors will feel more comfortable about returning to school once they have had the shots. It will help eliminate the staff shortages and extended quarantines that have prevented schools from returning to business as usual.”