This is the second part of Mountain State Spotlight’s discussion with Cecil Roberts, who is retiring after 30 years as president of the United Mine Workers of America. Read part one here. Ward: I’ve really kind of wrangled around trying to figure out how to ask this. Lots of people pontificate a lot about West Virginia’s […] Retiring UMWA President Cecil Roberts talks about where the coalfields have been and where they could be going. appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West ...| Mountain State Spotlight
United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts is retiring later this week. I’ve covered the coal industry, the mine workers and their leader since before he became union president 30 years ago. In a two-hour interview, we talked about growing up on Cabin Creek, going to Vietnam and coming home, the dangerous life of […] Cecil Roberts reflects on growing up in coal country, going to Vietnam, and why too many miners die on the job appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Vi...| Mountain State Spotlight