Today in 1946 A contract between the United Mine Workers and the U.S. government establishes one of the nation’s first union medical and pension plans, the multi-employer UMWA Welfare and Retirement Fund.
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General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.