Recent News and Discussions About Coal Layoffs
The collapse of coal: pandemic accelerates Appalachia job …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/29/coal-miners-coronavirus-job-losses
May 29, 2020 — Over 6,000 coalmining jobs were lost in March and April 2020. There are now more job losses and mine closures in the coal industry than at …
Millions approved to train laid-off coal miners, but four … – WTAE
https://www.wtae.com/article/coal-miners-laid-off-millions-approved-to-train-no-one-has-been-trained/39079798
Feb 14, 2022 — The money was set aside to train unemployed coal miners for jobs in manufacturing or driving trucks. Ronald Wright of Coal Center spent decades …
Bridger Coal Company Announces Layoff; Permanent Mine …
Bridger Coal Company Announces Layoff; Permanent Mine Closure
Sep 20, 2021 — Bridger Coal Company announced the layoff of 94 employees and permanent closure of its underground mine in a letter to the City of Rock …
Bridger Coal Company announce layoffs; permanent mine …
Bridger Coal Company announce layoffs; permanent mine closure
Sep 20, 2021 — Brown, on or after November 19, 2021, the Bridger Coal Company will be closing its underground mine, which is located at 1088 Nine Mile Road, …
Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go?
Jun 25, 2020 — The debate comes as many of the job losses in coal and other fossil fuel sectors are occurring in swing states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, …
Coal Mine Worker Wins Class Status, Advances Suit Over …
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/coal-mine-worker-wins-class-status-advances-suit-over-layoffs
Sep 28, 2021 — A newly certified class of 160-plus workers employed by Bluestone Industries Inc. should get a trial on claims that they were laid off from …
Resources to Respond to Coal-Economy Layoffs
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/DWGs/pdfs/Resources-to-Respond-to-Coal-Economy-Layoffs.pdf
Resources to Respond to Coal -Economy Layoffs … these layoffs and closures? … coal power plants—POWER DWGs and Employment Recovery DWGs: 1. POWER DWG.
Laid Off Coal Miners – WorkForce West Virginia
https://workforcewv.org/job-seekers-test2/training-test/laid-off-coal-miners-test
… to provide retraining and reemployment services to dislocated coal miners and displaced homemakers impacted by mass layoffs and coal mine closures.
As San Juan Mine braces for layoffs, assistance is uncertain …
https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/2021/03/10/san-juan-nm-mine-workers-face-layoffs-new-mexico/6922477002/
Mar 10, 2021 — That means another layoff in summer 2022 at the same time that the power plant workers will be laid off . Coal is delivered from the San Juan …
Wyoming’s two largest coal mines announce layoffs
https://trib.com/business/energy/wyomings-two-largest-coal-mines-announce-layoffs/article_0d217a3a-5a9d-5b1d-8d0d-8a5081724bb2.html
The two largest coal mines in America announced massive layoffs Thursday morning. Peabody Energy cut 235 people at North Antelope Rochelle, or 15 percent of …
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