Mine workers union endorses Biden energy policies in exchange for job training [View all]
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON — The United Mine Workers of America leadership announced Monday they support President Joe Biden’s green energy policies in exchange for a robust transition strategy, a move by the union they hope their membership will support as a way to transition toward new jobs.
Fearing further regulations from the Biden administration, the UMWA is pleading with Congress to invest in the industry by allocating funds to training and “good paying jobs” with benefits in renewable energy sectors for miners dislocated by the changes. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV., the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is joining the union for their announcement Monday morning.
“We’re trying to, first of all, insert ourselves to the extent that we can in this conversation because our people, a lot of coal miners in this country their families have suffered already some traumatic losses,” UMWA President Cecil Roberts told NBC.
For many miners, it’s going to be a hard sell.
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