UMWA condemns U.S. House subcommittee move to defund enforcement of new MSHA black lung silica dust rule
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 1, 2024
MORGANTOWN – In April, miners and mining labor leaders met with U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su in Uniontown, Pa., to celebrate DOL’s final rule to protect miners from silica dust – exposure to which can lead to black lung disease.
On Friday, the miners and mine labor leaders criticized a move by a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee to not fund enforcement of the rule. The subcommittee advanced the bill providing funds for DOL and its Mine Safety and Health Administration.
The markup specifies, “None of the funds made available . . .
