UMWA Career Centers, Inc. is training former miners struggling to find work in a dwindling coal economy.
Thanks to federal and state funding, UMWA (United Mine Workers of America) equips rural workers with career skills in good paying, safer, and less environmentally disruptive trades.
Not only is UMWA empowering former coal miners with new knowledge and skills, they are also giving younger Appalachian community members greater prospects for a bright future!
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