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West Virginia I am a coal miner's daughter and a West Virginia teacher. Here's why I'm on strike. [PBS] 2018-03-06

West Virginia Frontier, CWA reach contract agreement: Union workers return to jobs Wednesday [Charleston Gazette-Mail] 2018-03-27

West Virginia Frontier workers rally in WV as strike enters third week [Charleston Gazette-Mail] 2018-03-25

West Virginia The Rising Ghosts of Labor in the West Virginia Teacher Strike [NYTimes] 2018-03-06

West Virginia Teachers Give a Lesson in Union Power [NYTimes] 2018-03-02

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West Virginia UMWA celebrates Labor Day and union workers 2025-09-02 [WOAY]

West Virginia Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety 2025-04-06 [Rochester First]

West Virginia Unions rally in Charleston over federal cuts 2025-04-06 [WOWK]

West Virginia Fighting for black lung benefits for miners and families 2024-09-17 [UMWA]

VIDEO West Virginia AFL-CIO holds Labor Day picnic to honor role of organized labor in American history 2024-09-02 [12 WBOY]

West Virginia Commission hires outside legal counsel to deal with UMWA matters 2024-08-22 [UMWA]

West Virginia Stand up for workers rights: Stop union-busting in Monongalia County! 2024-06-04 [UMWA]

West Virginia UMWA rescinds endorsement of Monongalia county commission candidate 2024-06-04 [UMWA]

West Virginia Kroger workers reject contract, authorize strike 2024-03-03 [Dominion Post]

West Virginia Kroger union workers at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio reject contract offer 2024-03-02 [CBS]

West Virginia House bill: Workers could retaliate against physical attacks in workplace without fear of firing 2024-02-20 [MetroNews]

West Virginia Beckley Coca-Cola workers now members of Teamsters Local 175 2023-12-24 [MetroNews]

West Virginia ‘We love you Karen’: How Starbucks workers rallied to help one of their own: Students chipped in to buy a car for a beloved Starbucks barista at West Virginia’s Marshall University campus 2023-09-08 [Wash Post]

West Virginia WV postal workers protest poor working conditions in Clarksburg 2023-04-29 [WBOY]

West Virginia Manchin, Capito announce $2.1 million to support Black Lung clinics in West Virginia 2022-07-24 [UMWA]

West Virginia SAG-AFTRA statement on live-reporting incident 2022-01-22 [SAG-AFTRA]

West Virginia WV unions push Joe Manchin to back down on Build Back Better 2021-12-29 [Salon]

West Virginia Huntington Hospital strike ends in narrow vote 2021-12-03 [West Virginia Public Broadcasting]

West Virginia Health care workers protest against WVU Medicine's vaccination mandate for employees 2021-08-29 [WDTV]

West Virginia Long Hours, Sleepless Nights: Nonprofit Workers Unionize in the Appalachian Coalfields 2021-08-13 [Strikewave]

West Virginia “We Can't Reach Him”: Joe Manchin Is Ghosting the West Virginia Union Workers Whose Jobs His Daughter Helped Outsource 2021-07-23 [Vanity Fair]

West Virginia Cabell Huntington Hospital to terminate Medicare supplement plan for some retirees 2021-02-10 [Wayne County News ]

West Virginia Cabell Huntington Hospital to terminate Medicare supplement plan for some retirees 2021-02-05 [Herald-Dispatch]

West Virginia NURSES WITH CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL VOTE TO RATIFY UNION CONTRACT 2021-01-20 [Health Leaders Media ]

West Virginia Nurses approve union contract at Cabell Huntington Hospital 2021-01-17 [WTVQ TV Lexington News]

West Virginia Nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital approve contract 2021-01-16 [Huntington Herald-Dispatch]

West Virginia Nurses with Cabell Huntington Hospital reach agreement with hospital executives 2021-01-15 [WOWK TV News]

West Virginia Tech, service workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital requesting hazard pay 2020-12-16 [The Herald Dispatch ]

West Virginia Kroger workers vote to accept new contract 2020-11-22 [WOWK]

West Virginia Harper Mills union employees hold vigil to voice concerns about contract negotiations 2020-11-20 [WVNSTV]

West Virginia Harper Mills union employees hold vigil to voice concerns about contract negotiations 2020-11-19 [WVNSTV]

West Virginia Vigil to bring to light labor negotiations 2020-11-18 [Beckley Register Herald]

West Virginia Negotiations continue after Cabell Huntington Hospital nurses reject contract proposal 2020-11-17 [Huntington Herald-Dispatch]

West Virginia Kroger workers reject company's contract offer 2020-11-09 [Parkersburg News and Sentinel]

West Virginia Cabell Huntington Hospital Nurses OK Bargaining Committee to Issue Strike Notice 2020-11-02 [Health Leaders Media]

West Virginia Rally for Racial and Economic Justice set for eastern panhandle Sunday 2020-09-20 [Local DVM]

West Virginia Reopening Of Mine Wars Museum Includes Uncovered History 2020-09-12 [WV Public Broadcasting]

West Virginia Grocery workers are still on frontline of COVID-19 2020-08-29 [WV Gazette]

West Virginia WV healthcare workers gather at state capitol to end racial stigmas in medical practices 2020-06-21 [WOWK]

West Virginia W.Va. health system formed through COPA plans to acquire physicians group 2020-05-22 [Modern Healthcare]

West Virginia Legal fight over right-to-work returns to state Supreme Court 2020-01-22 [Independent Herald]

West Virginia Commission declines to recognize proposed EMS union 2020-01-12 [Herald-Dispatch]

West Virginia Commission resolution would deny EMS employee union recognition 2020-01-09 [Herald-Dispatch]

West Virginia WV pipeline company ordered to issue $242K in back pay, damages 2019-12-25 [WV Gazette-Mail]

West Virginia Blackjewel miners get more of their pay as Labor Dept. acts against bankrupt company 2019-10-26 [WV Public Broadcasting]

West Virginia Registered nurses at Cabell Huntington Hospital announce plans for a union 2019-10-10 [WSAZ]

West Virginia 8 a.m.: Battle of Blair Mountain, Blair, WV 2019-07-24 [Williamson Daily News]

West Virginia Right-to-work lawsuit could be argued in front of WV Supreme Court this year 2019-04-21 [WV News]

West Virginia Dozens of union workers target illegal labor in WV 2019-04-16 [WTRF]

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