United Mine Workers of America

The United Mine Workers of America spoke out against the recent temporary restraining order issued against the striking miners in Brookwood, citing it's an attack on their right to assemble.

The community has already purchased more than $7,500 in gifts for the families of Tuscaloosa County coal miners who have been on strike for nearly seven months now.

The United Mine Workers of America alleges three separate violent incidents carried out on its members along the picket lines at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama.

A weeklong strike at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood will continue after its union of workers voted ‘no’ to the company’s proposals on a new contract for the miners.

Employees at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood have been on strike for one week. On Wednesday, they were presented with a contract that could end the strike, but some miners say the contract is not good enough.

Workers at the Warrior Met Coal mine have been on strike since Thursday, protesting unfair labor practices like being forced to work almost every holiday.

The United Mine Workers of America initiated an Unfair Labor Practices Strike at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood at 10:30 p.m. Thursday.

This strike could include over 1,100 workers across all of Warrior Met's operations including the #4 mine, the #5 preparation plant, the #7 mine, and its Central Shop.