TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 5 -- The AFL-CIO United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: * * * Fifteen Years After Upper Big Branch: A Tragedy We Must Not Repeat April 5, 2025, marks fifteen years since the tragic explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 brave miners lost their lives. Today, we honor their memory, we grieve with their families, and we recommit ourselves to the fight for stronger protections for all miners. The Upper Big Branch dis  more