Mine and Steel Worker Unions Sue Agency for Emergency Virus Rule

Two labor unions want a federal appeals court to force the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard protecting miners from infectious diseases.

The United Mine Workers of America International Union and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers jointly filed a petition seeking an order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for an expedited hearing process, with a ruling to be issued within 30 days.

“We have been asking MSHA to step up and do its job to protect America’s miners ...