United Mine Workers of America Endorses John Kerry for President

U.S. Newswire › April 26, 2004

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WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil Roberts announced today that the union has endorsed Democrat John Kerry for President. The endorsement comes following a unanimous recommendation to back Kerry from UMWA Coal Miner Political Action Committees (COMPAC) nationwide.

"Our COMPAC representatives met with UMWA rank-and-file and retired members in their regions, formed a consensus and reported back to us with a recommendation," explained Roberts. "In this case, it was unanimous that John Kerry receive the UMWA's endorsement. Senator Kerry has committed to work with us to find a long-term solution to the Coal Act's funding problems, and our members believe he will do a better job protecting coal miners' health and safety and will be more interested in the issues important to all working and retired Americans."

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United Mine Workers of America Endorses John Kerry for President

Roberts explained that one of the primary reasons UMWA members support John Kerry is because they want someone in office who can end what they say has been a recent systematic rollback of health and safety protections for worki...

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