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title: United Mine Workers sign CBA to staff battery plant in West Virginia
description: The AWF Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Erin Bates of the United Mine Workers of America joined us on today’s show
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# [United Mine Workers sign CBA to staff battery plant in West Virginia](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/united-mine-workers-sign-cba-to-staff-battery-plant-in-west-virginia)

 Written by [awfblog](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) | May 31, 2022

[United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)](https://umwa.org/) Director of Communications Erin Bates joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) the UMWA signed with Sparkz to staff a planned gigafactory in West Virginia.

Sparkz plans to produce Cobalt-free, American-made Lithium-ion batteries at the site. The CBA is one of the largest climate-tech union workforce partnerships in the U.S.

Bates also provided an update on the UMWA strike against Warrior Met Coal and talked about the upcoming UMWA Convention, which will take place between June 6 and 9 in Las Vegas. 

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.

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