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Long-serving president of the national United Mine Workers of America retired and was replaced by St. Albans native Brian Sanson
Labor leader Cecil Edward Roberts Jr. was born October 31, 1946, in Cabin Creek, Kanawha County. A sixth-generation coal miner and a fiery orator, Roberts has served as president of the United Mine Workers of America since 1995. He succeeded Richa...
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