International Union, United Mine Workers of Amer, et al v. Consol Energy Inc., et al

  1. August 09, 2024

    DC Circ. Says Mining Cos. Can't Appeal Retiree Health Win

    Four former subsidiaries of the now-defunct coal company Consol Energy Inc. can't challenge an arbitration award that banned unilateral changes to union-represented retirees' health benefits plan, the D.C. Circuit held Friday, saying the ex-subsidiaries weren't parties to the award and aren't injured by it.

  2. November 09, 2023

    DC Circ. Wary Of Mining Cos.' Appeal In Retiree Health Fight

    The D.C. Circuit appeared chilly Thursday toward a push to allow former subsidiaries of a now-defunct coal company to fight an arbitration award that found retiree health benefits can't be cut without union negotiations, questioning whether the subsidiaries deserved a foothold in federal court.

  3. August 03, 2023

    Coal Co., Miners' Union Spar Over Benefit Award Confirmation

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge should have confirmed an arbitration board's holding that Consol Energy cannot modify retirees' health benefits without the United Mine Workers of America's consent, the union told the D.C. Circuit, arguing that the judge's decision to uphold the award lacks weight without confirmation.

  4. July 13, 2023

    Coal Cos. Say Arbitrators Can't Weigh In On Slashed Benefits

    A group of coal companies urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate an arbitral award blocking the coalition from cutting retired miners' health care benefits, telling the court that a lower court erred in ruling that a panel of arbitrators had any authority over the dispute.