USW Applauds Biden Administration’s Stakeholder Engagement on Responsible Mining
Click to read our statement after participating in the White House’s working group to advance responsible mining.
Mining exists in many countries. The US mining industry is large, but it is dominated by the coal and other nonmetal minerals (e.g., rock and sand), and various regulations have worked to reduce the significance of mining in the United States. While exploration and mining can be conducted by individual entrepreneurs or small businesses, most modern-day mines are large enterprises requiring large amounts of capital to establish.
Click to read our statement after participating in the White House’s working group to advance responsible mining.
President Joe Biden’s interim Build America, Buy America guidance will ensure that publicly funded infrastructure projects help to rebuild the nation’s manufacturing base, strengthen supply chains and support good-paying jobs for U.S. workers.
Members of four different unions showed tremendous solidarity throughout the bargaining process. The contract includes gains for workers that include lump sum payments, wage increases, and it maintains and improves health and life insurance benefits.
The additional airflow will improve air quality for employees working in the underground, which will allow USW Local 12-9477 members to better support ground control, waste emplacement and mining activities.