Black Lung
Mitch McConnell owes coal miners an answer as clock runs out on tax for black lung victims
Kentuckians bringing a plea for victims of black lung to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a hard time being heard above the clamor of coal industry money — more than $2 million poured into federal races in the last two years by Alliance Resources CEO
Kentuckians act to support miners with black lung disease
Kentuckians took action today in Washington, DC and London, Kentucky to urge Senator Mitch McConnell and other members of Congress to do right by coal miners with black lung disease, their families and communities.
Morehead Local Resolution on Black Lung and RECLAIM Act, 2018
In the fall of 2018, the City of Morehead was among more than 14 local governments in KY to pass local resolutions urging Congress to pass the RECLAIM Act, Support miners pensions, and strengthen funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.
Support our coal communities and miners with Black Lung
Your help is needed right now – today – to demand that Senator McConnell and other members of Congress do right by our miners and coal communities.
Ohio County local resolution on Black lung, RECLAIM Act, and UMWA pensions
In the fall of 2018, Ohio County, Kentucky was among a dozen local governments to pass a local resolution calling on Congress to pass the RECLAIM Act, strengthen funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and protect miners' pensions.
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